Guidance

A2/2020: War Pensions: Uprating 2020 to 2021

Updated 10 February 2021

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Action

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Guidance Manual

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp information in this circular does not affect the content of the HB Guidance Manual.

Queries

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Introduction

1. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Ministry of Defence announced the new 2020 to 2021 War Pensions rates on 30 January 2020. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp rates are set out in the Annex.

2. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp annual uprating of War Pensions and allowances for 2020 to 2021 will take place from week beginning 6 April 2020. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp effective date of change will be the following Monday 13 April 2020.

3. Rates for 2020 to 2021 are increasing by 1.7% in line with the September 2019 Consumer Price Index.

4. Additional information can be obtained from the Veterans UK pages on www.gov.uk.

5. Circular HB A1/2020 (2nd Revision) provides full details of all social security benefit rates that will apply from April 2020.

War Pensions Scheme Benefits: Annex

War Pensions Scheme Benefits April 2019 £ weekly April 2020 £ weekly
Armed Forces Independence Payment 148.85 151.40
War Pensions Ìý Ìý
Disablement Pension (100% rates) officer (£ per annum) 9,904.00 10,071.00
Other ranks 189.80 193.00
Age allowances payable from age 65 Ìý Ìý
40% - 50% 12.70 12.90
Over 50% but not over 70% 19.55 19.90
Over 70% but not over 90% 27.80 28.25
Over 90% 39.10 39.20
Disablement gratuity (one-off payment) Ìý Ìý
Specified minor injury (min) 1,209.00 1,230.00
Specified minor injury (max) 9,028.00 9,181.00
1 � 5% gratuity 3,019.00 3,070.00
6 � 14% gratuity 6,711.00 6,825.00
15 � 19% gratuity 11,737.00 11,937.00
Supplementary Allowances Ìý Ìý
Unemployability allowance Ìý Ìý
Personal 117.30 119.30
Adult dependency increase 65.20 66.30
Increase for first child 15.15 15.40
Increase for subsequent children 17.80 18.10
Invalidity allowance Ìý Ìý
Higher rate 23.20 23.60
Middle rate 15.10 15.40
Lower rate 7.55 7.70
Constant attendance allowance Ìý Ìý
Exceptional rate 143.20 145.60
Intermediate rate 107.40 109.20
Full day rate 71.60 72.80
Part day rate 35.80 36.40
Comforts allowance Ìý Ìý
Higher rate 30.80 31.10
Lower rate 15.40 15.55
Mobility supplement 68.35 69.50
Allowance for lowered standard occupation (maximum) 71.60 72.80
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapprapeutic earnings limit (annual rate) 6,838.00 7,280.00
Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 71.60 72.80
Severe disablement occupational allowance 35.80 36.40
Clothing allowance (£ per annum) 245.00 249.00
Education allowance (£ per annum) (max) 120.00 120.00
Widow(er)s benefits Ìý Ìý
Widow(er) � other ranks (basic with children) (weekly amount) 143.95 146.40
Widow(er) � Officer higher rate both wars (basic with children) (per annum) 7,656.00 7,786.00
Childless widow(er) under 40 (other ranks)(weekly amount) 34.48 35.07
Widow(er) � officer lower rate both wars (£ per annum) 2,659.00 2,704.00
Supplementary 1973 Widows/Widowers pension 96.31 97.95
Age allowance Ìý Ìý
(a) age 65 to 69 16.40 16.70
(b) age 70 to 79 31.55 32.10
(c) age 80 and over 46.80 47.60
Children’s allowance Ìý Ìý
Increase for first child 22.60 23.00
Increase for subsequent children 25.30 25.55
Orphan’s pension Ìý Ìý
Increase for first child 25.85 26.30
Increase for subsequent children 28.25 28.75
Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max) 141.60 144.05
Rent allowance (maximum) 54.20 55.10
Adult orphan’s pension (maximum) 110.65 112.55
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