Description of benefit
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Weekly rate
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Increase for adult dependant (where payable)
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Increase for first qualified child (where payable)
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Increase for second qualified child (where payable)
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Increase for each of third, fourth and fifth qualified children (where payable)
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Increase for each qualified child in excess of five (where payable)
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Increase for prescribed relative under section 50 (11), 51 (2), 81 (3), 86 (3), 91 (3), 95 (2) or 103 (2) (where payable)
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Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(4a)
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(5)
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(5a)
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(6)
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(7)
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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1. (A) Disability Benefit and Unemployment Benefit:
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(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
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(i) for a man, single woman or window, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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34.80
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22.55
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8.25
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9.25
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7.65
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6.10
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—
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—
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(ii) for any other married woman
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30.60
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
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(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant
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34.80
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22.55
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8.25
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9.25
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7.65
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6.10
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—
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—
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(ii) where the person is not so entitled
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30.60
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(B) Reduced rates of Unemployment Benefit:
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(a) person entitled to an increase in respect of a qualified child but not entitled to an increase in respect of an adult dependant
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29.20
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—
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7.20
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8.20
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6.40
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5.10
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—
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—
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(b) any other person
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28.90
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20.85
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7.20
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8.20
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6.40
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5.10
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2. Maternity Allowance
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34.80
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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3. Injury Benefit:
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(a) in the case of persons over the age of 18 years—
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(i) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband
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47.90
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22.55
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8.25
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9.25
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7.65
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6.10
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—
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—
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(ii) for any other married woman
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37.90
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) in the case of persons under the age of 18 years—
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(i) where the person is entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for an adult dependant
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47.90
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22.55
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8.25
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9.25
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7.65
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6.10
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—
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—
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(ii) where the person is not so entitled
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37.90
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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4. Death Benefit:
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(a) Pension payable to a widow (section 50 (2)) or widower (section 50 (6))
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(i) aged under 66
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51.45
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—
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10.90
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11.95
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11.95
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10.35
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—
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—
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(ii) aged over 66
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52.55
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—
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11.15
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12.10
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12.10
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10.55
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21.60
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3.00
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(b) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a married person where the parent is—
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(i) aged under 66
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22.95
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(ii) aged over 66
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23.40
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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21.60
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3.00
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(c) pension payable to a parent, the deceased having been at death a widower, a widow or a single person—
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(i) where the parent is the father and was, at the death of the deceased, incapable of self-support by reason of some physical or mental infirmity and likely to remain permanently so incapable and is—
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(a) aged under 66
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51.45
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) aged over 66
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52.55
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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21.60
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3.00
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(ii) where the parent is the mother, having been, at the death of the deceased, a widow or having thereafter become a widow and is—
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(a) aged under 66
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51.45
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) aged over 66
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52.55
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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21.60
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3.00
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(iii) where the parent is the mother, not being a widow, and a pension at the rate set out at (i) above is not payable to her husband and she is—
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(a) aged under 66
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51.45
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) aged over 66
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52.55
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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21.60
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3.00
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(iv) in any other case where the parent is:—
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(a) aged under 66
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22.95
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(b) aged over 66
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23.40
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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21.60
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3.00
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(d) Pension payable to an orphan
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27.10
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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5. Old age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:
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(a) in the case of persons under the age of 80 years
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45.10
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28.80
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9.30
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10.30
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8.55
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7.00
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21.60
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3.00
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(b) in any other case
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48.20
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28.80
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9.30
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10.30
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8.55
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7.00
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21.60
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3.00
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(c) additional increase for an adult dependant who has attained pensionable age
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—
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4.85
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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6. Invalidity Pension:
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(a) for a man, single woman or widow, married woman living apart from and unable to obtain any financial assistance from her husband, or a married woman entitled to an increase for a qualified child or qualified children or for a husband, where the person is:—
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(i) aged under 66
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39.75
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25.80
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9.15
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10.10
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8.35
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6.80
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21.60
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—
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(ii) aged over 66
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40.55
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26.30
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9.30
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10.30
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8.55
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7.00
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21.60
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3.00
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(b) for any other married woman
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(i) aged under 66
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35.00
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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21.60
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—
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(ii) aged over 66
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35.60
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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21.60
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3.00
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7. Widow's (Contributory) Pension and Deserted Wife's Benefit in the case of persons:
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(a) aged under 66
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40.60
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—
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10.90
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11.95
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11.95
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10.35
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—
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—
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(b) aged between 66 and 80
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41.40
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—
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11.15
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12.10
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12.10
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10.55
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21.60
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3.00
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(c) aged over 80
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44.20
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11.15
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12.10
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12.10
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10.55
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21.60
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3.00
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8. Orphan's (Contributory) Allowance
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25.65
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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