Welfare Rights: Benefit Rates November 2009

Help-Line: 0800 161 38 39 & www.carerscentre.com

Non-Means tested Benefits: / Adult / Child / Means tested Benefits:
Claimant / Dependant / Dependant
£ per week / £ per week / £ per week / £ per week

Contribution Based Jobseekers

/

Income Support

16 – 24 / 50.95 /

Personal Allowances

25 or over / 64.30 / Single person aged / 16 – 24 / 50.95

Incapacity Benefit

Short–Term

/ 25 or over / 64.30
Low rate / 67.75 / 41.35 / Lone parent / Under 18 (usual rate) / 50.95
High rate / 80.15 / 41.35 / 11.35* / 18 or over / 64.30
Over Pension age / Low rate / 86.20 / 51.10 / 11.35*
Over pension age / High rate / 89.80 / 51.10 / 11.35* / Couples / Both under 18 / 76.90

Long Term

/ Rate / 89.80 / 53.10 / 11.35* / Both / one over 18 / 100.95

Age Allowance

/ Dependent children ** / Aged 0 - 1 / 66.61
High rate (under 35) / 15.65 / Aged 1 – 20 56.11
Low rate (35 - 44) / 6.55 / Maintenance Paid? New Disregard £20

Employment Support Allowance

/

Premiums

/ Family: ordinary rate / 17.30
Basic Award (Over 25’s) / 64.30 / Disability: single / 27.50
Basic Award (Under 25’s) / 50.95 / Disability: couple / 39.15
Work Related Activity Comp / 25.50 / Pensioner: single / 65.70
Support Component / 30.85 / Pensioner: couples / 97.50

Severe Disablement Allowance

/ 57.45 / 31.90 / 11.35* / Enhanced disability
Age Additions for SDA & Pre-1995 Invalidity Benefit / Single person / 13.40
Under 40 / 15.65 / Couple / 19.30
40 – 49 / 9.10 /

Child

/ 20.65
50 – 59 / 5.35 / Severe disability:
/ One Qualify / Single rate / 52.85
Maternity Allowance / Both Qualify / Couple rate / 105.70
Standard rate / 123.06 / 41.35 / Disabled child / 51.24

Widowed Parents Allowance

/ 95.25 / 11.35* / Carer / 29.50

Bereavement Allowance

(Lump Sum £2,000) / 95.25 / Maximum / Employment Support Allowance
Basic Award: Single £ 64.30 Couples £ 100.95 Work Related £ 89.80 £ 126.45
Support Component £ 108.55 £ 151.10
Retirement Pension / Pension Credits (Minimum weekly amounts)
Category A & B
Category B Married
Age Addition 80+ / 95.25 / 57.05 / 11.35* / Single 60 + / 130.00 / Couple one over 60 / 198.45
57.05 / 11.35* / Disabled, Carers, Mortgages etc would get more so check
0.25p

Attendance Allowance

/

Saving Credit Threshold

/ Maximum savings amount wk
High rate / 70.35 / Single / 96.00 / Single / 20.40
Low rate / 47.10 / Couple / 153.40 / Couple / 27.03

Disability Living Allowance

/ Income Based Jobseekers (As Income Support)

Care Component

High rate / 70.35 / Housing / Council Tax (As above except)
Middle / 47.10 / Single 65 + / 150.40 / Lone parent under 18 / 50.95
Low rate / 18.65 / Couple one 65 + / 225.50 / Family premium: lone / 22.20

Mobility Component

/ Check for full Child Benefit & Child Maintenance Disregards
High rate / 49.10 / Sure Start Maternity Grant / 500
Low rate / 18.65 /
Health in Pregnancy Grant
/ 190

Child Benefit

/
Cold Weather Payment
/ 25
High rate / Oldest / Eldest Child / 20.00 /
Working Tax Credit (Per Annum) Child Tax Credit
Couple or lone parent / Other Children / 13.20 / £6,420 ( Then 39%) Thresholds (Then 39%) £15,575
/ Elements Elements

Guardians Allowance

/ 14.10* /

Basic £1,890

/

Family £545

Carers Allowance

/ 53.10 / 31.70 / 11.35* / 30 + Hours £775 / Baby £545
Statutory Adoption Pay / 123.06 / Couple/Lone Parent £1,860 / Child (each) £2,235
Statutory Maternity Pay
/ 123.06 / Disability £2,530 / Disability £2,670
Statutory Paternity Pay
/ 123.06 / Severe Disability £1,075 / Severe Disability £1,075

Statutory Sick Pay

/ 79.15 / 50+ Over 30 Hours £1,935
Lower Earnings Limit £95 Permitted Earnings Limit £93
Carers Allowance Earnings Limit £95 Weekly
*This amount is reduced to £8.20 for the first child
** Child additions in most benefits now paid in Child Tax Credits / 50+ (16 – 29 Hours) £1,300
Childcare = 80% (1Child £175) (2 + Children £300)
New £25,000 earnings disregard applies