Other benefit rates

Rates shown are on a weekly basis unless specified otherwise.

Other benefit rates
Attendance allowance
Higher rate70.35
Lower rate47.10
Bereavement benefits
Bereavement payment2,000
Widowed parents allowance95.25
Bereavement allowance (age 45 to 54)From 28.58
to 88.58
Bereavement allowance (age 55 plus)95.25
Carer's allowance
Basic53.10
Adult addition31.70
Weekly earnings limit95.00
Child benefit
Only or eldest child (couple rate)20.00
Other children13.20
Disability living allowance
Care component
Higher70.35
Middle47.10
Lower18.65
Mobility component
Higher49.10
Lower18.65
Employment and support allowance (contributory)
Assessment phase under 25 (weeks 1 to 13)50.95
Assessment phase age 25+ (weeks 1 to 13)64.30
Main phase basic allowance64.30
Support component30.85
Work related activity component25.50
Incapacity benefit
Weeks 29 to 5280.15
Adult addition41.35
Weeks 53 plus89.80
Age addition (under 35)15.65
Age addition (35 to 44)6.55
Adult addition53.10
Permitted work earnings limit92.00
Jobseeker's allowance (contributory)
Under 2550.95
25 and over64.30
Maternity allowance
Earnings threshold
30.00
Standard rate123.06
Variable rate
90% of earnings
Adult addition41.35
Reduced earnings allowance (max payable)
Maximum payable57.44
Retirement pension
Basic rate95.25
Spouse addition57.05
Severe disablement allowance
Severe disablement allowance57.45
Spouse addition
31.90
Statutory maternity pay*/adoption pay*
Higher rate90% of earnings
Lower rate123.06
Statutory paternity pay
Statutory paternity pay* (2 weeks)123.06
Statutory sick pay
Statutory sick pay79.15
*You must earn over £95 to qualify for these benefits.

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