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Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation - Effective 12/1/08

 

Go to our How to Read Parents DIC Rate Tables to find out how to use these rate tables

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 $569 None
900 561 .08
1,000 553 .08
1,100 545 .08
1,200 537 .08
1,300 529 .08
1,400 521 .08
1,500 513 .08
1,600 505 .08
1,700 497 .08
1,800 489 .08
1,900 481 .08
2,000 473 .08
2,100 465 .08
2,200 457 .08
2,300 449 .08
2,400 441 .08
2,500 433 .08
2,600 425 .08
2,700 417 .08
2,800 409 .08
2,900 401 .08
3,000 393 .08
3,100 385 .08
3,200 377 .08
3,300 369 .08
3,400 361 .08
3,500 353 .08
3,600 345 .08
3,700 337 .08
3,800 329 .08
3,900 321 .08
4,000 313 .08
4,100 305 .08
4,200 297 .08
4,300 289 .08
4,400 281 .08
4,500 273 .08
4,600 265 .08
4,700 257 .08
4,800 249 .08
4,900 241 .08
5,000 233 .08
5,100 225 .08
5,200 217 .08
5,300 209 .08
5,400 201 .08
5,500 193 .08
5,600 185 .08
5,700 177 .08
5,800 169 .08
5,900 161 .08
6,000 153 .08
6,100 145 .08
6,200 137 .08
6,300 129 .08
6,400 121 .08
6,500 113 .08
6,600 105 .08
6,700 97 .08
6,800 89 .08
6,900 81 .08
7,000 73 .08
7,100 65 .08
7,200 57 .08
7,300 49 .08
7,400 41 .08
7,500 33 .08
7,600 25 .08
7,700 17 .08
7,800 5.08 .08
7,850 5 None

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $308 to the monthly rate.

**If living with spouse: $ 18,087
If not living with spouse: $ 13,456

Chart 2

One of Two Parents Not Living with Spouse

Income Not Over Monthly Rate Each $1 Decrement
$800 $412 None
900 406 .06
1,000 399 .07
1,100 392 .07
1,200 384 .08
1,300 376 .08
1,400 368 .08
1,500 360 .08
1,600 352 .08
1,700 344 .08
1,800 336 .08
1,900 328 .08
2,000 320 .08
2,100 312 .08
2,200 304 .08
2,300 296 .08
2,400 288 .08
2,500 280 .08
2,600 272 .08
2,700 264 .08
2,800 256 .08
2,900 248 .08
3,000 240 .08
3,100 232 .08
3,200 224 .08
3,300 216 .08
3,400 208 .08
3,500 200 .08
3,600 192 .08
3,700 184 .08
3,800 176 .08
3,900 168 .08
4,000 160 .08
4,100 152 .08
4,200 144 .08
4,300 136 .08
4,400 128 .08
4,500 120 .08
4,600 112 .08
4,700 104 .08
4,800 96 .08
4,900 88 .08
5,000 80 .08
5,100 72 .08
5,200 64 .08
5,300 56 .08
5,400 48 .08
5,500 40 .08
5,600 32 .08
5,700 24 .08
5,800 16 .08
5,900 8 .08
5,937 5.04 .08
5,938 to 13,456 5 None

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $308 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 $387 None
1,100 384 .03
1,200 381 .03
1,300 378 .03
1,400 375 .03
1,500 372 .03
1,600 368 .04
1,700 364 .04
1,800 360 .04
1,900 356 .04
2,000 351 .05
2,100 346 .05
2,200 341 .05
2,300 336 .05
2,400 331 .05
2,500 325 .06
2,600 319 .06
2,700 313 .06
2,800 307 .06
2,900 301 .06
3,000 294 .07
3,100 287 .07
3,200 280 .07
3,300 272 .08
3,400 264 .08
3,500 256 .08
3,600 248 .08
3,700 240 .08
3,800 232 .08
3,900 224 .08
4,000 216 .08
4,100 208 .08
4,200 200 .08
4,300 192 .08
4,400 184 .08
4,500 176 .08
4,600 168 .08
4,700 160 .08
4,800 152 .08
4,900 144 .08
5,000 136 .08
5,100 128 .08
5,200 120 .08
5,300 112 .08
5,400 104 .08
5,500 96 .08
5,600 88 .08
5,700 80 .08
5,800 72 .08
5,900 64 .08
6,000 56 .08
6,100 48 .08
6,200 40 .08
6,300 32 .08
6,400 24 .08
6,500 16 .08
6,600 8 .08
6,637 5.04 .08
6,638 to 18,087 5 None

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $308 to the monthly rate.

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