Tax rates and allowances
Non-Means tested Benefits (updated April 2010)
Published 19 April 2010
Archived article from 2010. Rates, thresholds and rules may have changed since then. Ask us for the current position before you act on it.
| Non-Means tested Benefits: | Adult | Child | |||||
| Claimant | Dependant | Dependant | |||||
| Contribution Based Jobseekers | £ per week | £ per week | £ per week | ||||
| 16 – 24 | 51.85 | ||||||
| 25 or over | 65.45 | ||||||
Incapacity Benefit |
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Short–Term |
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| Low rate | 68.95 | 41.35** | |||||
| High rate | 81.60 | 41.35** | 11.35* | ||||
| Over Pension age | Low rate | 87.75 | 51.10** | 11.35* | |||
| Over pension age | High rate | 91.40 | 51.10** | 11.35* | |||
Long Term |
Rate | 91.40 | 53.10** | 11.35* | |||
Age Allowance |
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| High rate (under 35) | 15.00 | ||||||
| Low rate (35 - 44) | 5.80 | ||||||
Employment Support Allowance |
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| Basic Award (Over 25’s) | 65.45 | ||||||
| Basic Award (Under 25’s) | 51.85 | ||||||
| Work Related Activity Comp | 25.95 | ||||||
| Support Component | 31.40 | ||||||
Severe Disablement Allowance |
59.45 | 31.90** | 11.35* | ||||
| Age Additions for SDA & Pre-1995 Invalidity Benefit | |||||||
| Under 40 | 15.00 | ||||||
| 40 – 49 | 8.40 | ||||||
| 50 – 59 | 5.45 | ||||||
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| Maternity Allowance | |||||||
| Standard rate | 124.88 | 41.35** | |||||
Widowed Parents Allowance |
97.65 | 11.35* | |||||
Bereavement Allowance(Lump Sum £2,000) |
97.65 | Maximum | |||||
| Retirement Pension | |||||||
| Category A & B
Category B Married Age Addition 80+ |
97.65 | 57.05** | 11.35* | ||||
| 58.50 | 11.35* | ||||||
| 0.25p | |||||||
Attendance Allowance |
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| High rate | 71.40 | ||||||
| Low rate | 47.80 | ||||||
Disability Living Allowance |
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Care Component |
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| High rate | 71.40 | ||||||
| Middle | 47.80 | ||||||
| Low rate | 18.95 | ||||||
Mobility Component |
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| High rate | 49.85 | ||||||
| Low rate | 18.95 | ||||||
Child Benefit |
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| High rate | Oldest / Eldest Child | 20.30 | |||||
| Other Children | 13.40 | ||||||
Guardians Allowance |
14.30* | ||||||
Carers Allowance |
53.90 | 31.70** | 11.35* | ||||
| Statutory Adoption Pay | 124.88 | ||||||
Statutory Maternity Pay |
124.88 | ||||||
Statutory Paternity Pay |
124.88 | ||||||
Statutory Sick Pay |
79.15 | ||||||
| Lower Earnings Limit £97 Permitted Earnings Limit £93 Carers Allowance Earnings Limit £100 Weekly *This amount is reduced to £8.10 for the first child * Child additions in most benefits now paid in Child Tax Credits ** Dependant additions available pre April 2010 only | |||||||