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Compensation

Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation - Effective 12/1/04

 

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2.7% Cost-of-Living Increase Effective 12/1/2004

Chart 1: Sole Surviving Parent Unremarried or Remarried Living with Spouse
Chart 2: One of Two Parents Not Living with Spouse
Chart 3: One of Two Parents Living with Spouse or Other Parent

Chart 1

Sole Surviving Parent Unremarried or Remarried Living with Spouse

Income Not Over Monthly Rate Each $1 Decrement
$800 $487 None
900 479 .08
1,000 471 .08
1,100 463 .08
1,200 455 .08
1,300 447 .08
1,400 439 .08
1,500 431 .08
1,600 423 .08
1,700 415 .08
1,800 407 .08
1,900 399 .08
2,000 391 .08
2,100 383 .08
2,200 375 .08
2,300 367 .08
2,400 359 .08
2,500 351 .08
2,600 343 .08
2,700 335 .08
2,800 327 .08
2,900 319 .08
3,000 311 .08
3,100 303 .08
3,200 295 .08
3,300 287 .08
3,400 279 .08
3,500 271 .08
3,600 263 .08
3,700 255 .08
3,800 247 .08
3,900 239 .08
4,000 231 .08
4,100 223 .08
4,200 215 .08
4,300 207 .08
4,400 199 .08
4,500 191 .08
4,600 183 .08
4,700 175 .08
4,800 167 .08
4,900 159 .08
5,000 151 .08
5,100 143 .08
5,200 135 .08
5,300 127 .08
5,400 119 .08
5,500 111 .08
5,600 103 .08
5,700 95 .08
5,800 87 .08
5,900 79 .08
6,000 71 .08
6,100 63 .08
6,200 55 .08
6,300 47 .08
6,400 39 .08
6,500 31 .08
6,600 23 .08
6,700 15 .08
6,800 7 .08
6,824 5.08 .08
6,825 to ** 5 None

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $263 to the monthly rate.

**If living with spouse: $ 15,538
If not living with spouse: $ 11,560


Chart 2

One of Two Parents Not Living with Spouse

Income Not Over Monthly Rate Each $1 Decrement
$800 $352 None
900 346 .06
1,000 339 .07
1,100 332 .07
1,200 324 .08
1,300 316 .08
1,400 308 .08
1,500 300 .08
1,600 292 .08
1,700 284 .08
1,800 276 .08
1,900 268 .08
2,000 260 .08
2,100 252 .08
2,200 244 .08
2,300 236 .08
2,400 228 .08
2,500 220 .08
2,600 212 .08
2,700 204 .08
2,800 196 .08
2,900 188 .08
3,000 180 .08
3,100 172 .08
3,200 164 .08
3,300 156 .08
3,400 148 .08
3,500 140 .08
3,600 132 .08
3,700 124 .08
3,800 116 .08
3,900 108 .08
4,000 100 .08
4,100 92 .08
4,200 84 .08
4,300 76 .08
4,400 68 .08
4,500 60 .08
4,600 52 .08
4,700 44 .08
4,800 36 .08
4,900 28 .08
5,000 20 .08
5,100 12 .08
5,187 5.04 .08
5,188 to 11,560 5 None

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $263 to the monthly rate.


Chart 3

One of Two Parents Living with Spouse or Other Parent

Income Not Over Monthly Rate Each $1 Decrement
$1,000 $330 None
1,100 327 .03
1,200 324 .03
1,300 321 .03
1,400 318 .03
1,500 315 .03
1,600 311 .04
1,700 307 .04
1,800 303 .04
1,900 299 .04
2,000 294 .05
2,100 289 .05
2,200 284 .05
2,300 279 .05
2,400 274 .05
2,500 268 .06
2,600 262 .06
2,700 256 .06
2,800 250 .06
2,900 244 .06
3,000 237 .07
3,100 230 .07
3,200 223 .07
3,300 215 .08
3,400 207 .08
3,500 199 .08
3,600 191 .08
3,700 183 .08
3,800 175 .08
3,900 167 .08
4,000 159 .08
4,100 151 .08
4,200 143 .08
4,300 135 .08
4,400 127 .08
4,500 119 .08
4,600 111 .08
4,700 103 .08
4,800 95 .08
4,900 87 .08
5,000 79 .08
5,100 71 .08
5,200 63 .08
5,300 55 .08
5,400 47 .08
5,500 39 .08
5,600 31 .08
5,700 23 .08
5,800 15 .08
5,900 7 .08
5,924 5.08 .08
5,925 to 15,538 5 None

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $263 to the monthly rate.

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