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welfare benefit rates

April 2003/04









 

 

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Attendance Allowance

Bereavement Allowance

Bereavement Payment

Child Benefit

Child Dependency Increases

Constant Attendance Allowance

Disability Living Allowance

Disabled Person's Tax Credit

Guardian's Allowance / Child's Special Allowance

Housing Benefit - Personal Allowances

Housing Benefit - Premiums

Housing Benefit - Hospital in-patients

Housing Benefit - Non-dependant deductions - Rent

Housing Benefit - Non-dependant deductions - Rates

Incapacity Benefit

Income Support - Main Rates Personal Allowances

Income Support - Premiums

Industrial Injuries Benefits

Invalid Care Allowance (Carers Allowance from April 2003)

Jobseeker's Allowance Contribution-Based Main Rates

Jobseeker's Allowance Income - Based Main Rates - Personal Allowances

Jobseeker's Allowance Income - Based Main Rates - Premiums

Maternity Allowance

Retirement Pensions

Severe Disablement Allowance

Statutory Maternity Pay

Statutory Sick Pay

War Pensions

Widowed Mother's Allowance

Widowed Parent's Allowance

Widows Pension

Working Families' Tax Credit

 

Attendance Allowance

2002/2003

2003/2004

higher rate

56.25

57.20

lower rate

37.65

38.30

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Bereavement Allowance

2002/2003

2003/2004

Bereavement Allowance

 75.50

 77.45

 

 

 

Bereavement Allowance Age-Related:

2002/2003

2003/2004

54

70.22

72.03

53

64.93

66.61

52

59.65

61.19

51

54.36

55.76

50

49.08

50.34

49

43.79

44.92

48

38.51

39.50

47

33.22

34.08

46

27.94

28.66

45

22.65

23.24

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Bereavement Payment (lump sum)

2002/2003

2003/2004

Bereavement Payment (lump sum)

2,000.00

2,000.00

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Child Benefit

2002/2003

2003/2004

Only, elder or eldest child for whom child benefit is payable (couple)

 15.75

16.05 

Only, elder or eldest child for whom child benefit is payable (lone parent)

 17.55

17.55

Each subsequent child

 10.55

10.75 

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Child Dependency Increases

2002/2003

2003/2004

Rate of child addition to the following benefits:

 

 

Retirement Pension; Widow's Benefit; long-term Incapacity Benefit; short-term Incapacity Benefit (higher rate); Invalid Care Allowance (Carers Allowance from April 2003); Guardian's Allowance/Child's Special Allowance and Severe Disablement Allowance; also short-term Incapacity Benefit (lower rate) where claimant is over pension age.

11.35

11.35

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Constant Attendance Allowance

2002/2003

2003/2004

For People Receiving 100% Disablement Pension

 

 

Exceptional rate

92.00

93.60

Intermediate rate

 69.00

70.20

Normal Maximum

 46.00

 46.80

Part-time rate

 23.00

23.40 

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Disability Living Allowance

2002/2003

2003/2004

Care Component: Highest

56.25

57.20

Care Component: Middle

37.65

38.30

Care Component: Lower

14.90

15.15

Mobility Component: Higher

 39.30

 39.95

Mobility Component: Lower

14.90

15.15

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Disabled Person's Tax Credit

 2002/2003

2003/2004 

Basic Tax Credit : Single

62.10 

N/A 

Basic Tax Credit: Lone Parent/Couple

 95.30

 N/A 

30 hours credit

 11.65

N/A 

Child Credit birth to Sept following 16th birthday

 26.45

N/A 

Child Credit Sept following 16th birthday until day before 19th birthday

 27.20

N/A 

Disabled Child's Credit

 35.50

N/A

Enhanced Disability Tax Credit: Lone Parent/Couple

 16.25

N/A 

Enhanced Disability Tax Credit: Single people

 11.25

N/A

Enhanced Disability Tax Credit: Child *Includes Disabled Child's Credit

 46.75*

N/A 

Income Threshold: Single people

 73.50

N/A

Income Threshold: Lone Parent/Couple

 94.50

N/A 

Disabled Persons Tax Credit will be replaced by the New Tax Credits from April 2003, you can obtain further details on the Inland Revenue website.

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Guardian's Allowance / 
Childs Special Allowance

 2002/2003

2003/2004 

All Children

 11.35

11.55 

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Housing Benefit - Personal Allowances

 2002/2003

2003/2004

Single claimant - aged less than 25

 42.70

43.25 

Single claimant - aged over 25

 53.95

54.65 

Lone Parent - aged less than 18

 42.70

43.25

Lone Parent - aged not less than 18

 53.95

54.65 

Couple - both aged less than 18

 64.45

65.30 

Couple - at least one aged 18

 84.65

85.75 

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Housing Benefit – Premiums

 2002/2003

2003/2004 

Family Premium

 14.75

15.75 

Family Premium (Lone Parent rate) protected for certain claimants

 22.20

22.20 

Pensioner Premium – single

44.20

47.45 

Pensioner Premium – couple

 65.15

70.05

 Enhanced Pensioner Premium - single

 44.20

47.45 

Enhanced Pensioner Premium - couple

65.15

70.05

Higher Pensioner Premium - single

44.20

47.45

Higher Pensioner Premium - couple

65.15

70.05

Disability Premium – single

23.00

23.30

Disability Premium – couple

32.80

33.25

Enhanced Disability Premium - Couple

16.25

16.45

Enhanced Disability Premium - Single people / Lone Parent

11.25

11.40

Enhanced Disability Premium - Child

11.25

16.60

Severe Disability Premium - single

42.25

42.95

Severe Disability Premium - couple (one qualifies)

42.25

42.95

Severe Disability Premium - couple (both qualify)

84.50

85.90

Disabled Child Premiums

35.50

41.30

Carer Premium

24.80

25.10

Bereavement Premium

21.55

22.80

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Housing Benefit - 
Applicable amounts for hospital in-patients

2002/2003

2003/2004

Single rate

18.90

19.35

Couple - only one in hospital: reduce applicable amount by

15.10

15.50

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Housing Benefit  Non dependant deductions – Rent

 

Thresholds from April 2003

On IS or JSA (IB) and aged under 25

 

 Nil

On IS or JSA (IB) and aged 25 or over

 

 7.40

Aged 18 or over and not in remunerative work

 

 7.40

Aged 18 or over & in remunerative work gross income £293 or more

 

 47.75

Aged 18 or over & in remunerative work gross income £235 - £292.99

 

 43.50

Aged 18 or over & in remunerative work gross income £177 - £234.99

 

 38.20

Aged 18 or over & in remunerative work gross income £137 - £176.99

 

 23.35

Aged 18 or over & in remunerative work gross income £92 - £136.99

 

 17.00

Aged 18 or over & in remunerative work gross income less than £92

 

 7.40

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Housing Benefit  Non dependant deductions – Rates

 

 Thresholds from April 2003

On IS or JSA (IB) and aged under 25