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Pension

Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation – Effective 12/1/14

 

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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 OverMonthly RateEach $1 Decrement
$800 $621 None
900 613 .08
1,000 605 .08
1,100 597 .08
1,200 589 .08
1,300 581 .08
1,400 573 .08
1,500 565 .08
1,600 557 .08
1,700 549 .08
1,800 541 .08
1,900 533 .08
2,000 525 .08
2,100 517 .08
2,200 509 .08
2,300 501 .08
2,400 493 .08
2,500 485 .08
2,600 477 .08
2,700 469 .08
2,800 461 .08
2,900 453 .08
3,000 445 .08
3,100 437 .08
3,200 429 .08
3,300 421 .08
3,400 413 .08
3,500 405 .08
3,600 397 .08
3,700 389 .08
3,800 381 .08
3,900 373 .08
4,000 365 .08
4,100 357 .08
4,200 349 .08
4,300 341 .08
4,400 333 .08
4,500 325 .08
4,600 317 .08
4,700 309 .08
4,800 301 .08
4,900 293 .08
5,000 285 .08
5,100 277 .08
5,200 269 .08
5,300 261 .08
5,400 253 .08
5,500 245 .08
5,600 237 .08
5,700 229 .08
5,800 221 .08
5,900 213 .08
6,000 205 .08
6,100 197 .08
6,200 189 .08
6,300 181 .08
6,400 173 .08
6,500 165 .08
6,600 157 .08
6,700 149 .08
6,800 141 .08
6,900 133 .08
7,000 125 .08
7,100 117 .08
7,200 109 .08
7,300 101 .08
7,400 93 .08
7,500 85 .08
7,600 77 .08
7,700 69 .08
7,800 61 .08
7,900 53 .08
8,000 45 .08
8,100 37 .08
8,200 29 .08
8,300 21 .08
8,400 13 .08
8,499 to ** 5.08 .08
8,500 to ** 5 None

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $336 to the monthly rate.

**If living with spouse: $ 19,673

If not living with spouse: $ 14,636

Chart 2

One of Two Parents Not Living with Spouse

    

Income Not OverMonthly RateEach $1 Decrement
$800 $449 None
900 443 .06
1,000 436 .07
1,100 429 .07
1,200 421 .08
1,300 413 .08
1,400 405 .08
1,500 397 .08
1,600 389 .08
1,700 381 .08
1,800 373 .08
1,900 365 .08
2,000 357 .08
2,100 349 .08
2,200 341 .08
2,300 333 .08
2,400 325 .08
2,500 317 .08
2,600 309 .08
2,700 301 .08
2,800 293 .08
2,900 285 .08
3,000 277 .08
3,100 269 .08
3,200 261 .08
3,300 253 .08
3,400 245 .08
3,500 237 .08
3,600 229 .08
3,700 221 .08
3,800 213 .08
3,900 205 .08
4,000 197 .08
4,100 189 .08
4,200 181 .08
4,300 173 .08
4,400 165 .08
4,500 157 .08
4,600 149 .08
4,700 141 .08
4,800 133 .08
4,900 125 .08
5,000 117 .08
5,100 109 .08
5,200 101 .08
5,300 93 .08
5,400 85 .08
5,500 77 .08
5,600 69 .08
5,700 61 .08
5,800 53 .08
5,900 45 .08
6,000 37 .08
6,100 29 .08
6,200 21 .08
6,300 13 .08
6,399 5.08 .08
6,400 to 14,636 5 None

 

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $336 to the monthly rate.

Chart 3

One of Two Parents Living with Spouse or Other Parent

  

Income Not OverMonthly RateEach $1 Decrement
$1,000 $422 None
1,100 419 .03
1,200 416 .03
1,300 413 .03
1,400 410 .03
1,500 407 .03
1,600 403 .04
1,700 399 .04
1,800 395 .04
1,900 391 .04
2,000 386 .05
2,100 381 .05
2,200 376 .05
2,300 371 .05
2,400 366 .05
2,500 360 .06
2,600 354 .06
2,700 348 .06
2,800 342 .06
2,900 336 .06
3,000 329 .07
3,100 322 .07
3,200 315 .07
3,300 307 .08
3,400 299 .08
3,500 291 .08
3,600 283 .08
3,700 275 .08
3,800 267 .08
3,900 259 .08
4,000 251 .08
4,100 243 .08
4,200 235 .08
4,300 227 .08
4,400 219 .08
4,500 211 .08
4,600 203 .08
4,700 195 .08
4,800 187 .08
4,900 179 .08
5,000 171 .08
5,100 163 .08
5,200 155 .08
5,300 147 .08
5,400 139 .08
5,500 131 .08
5,600 123 .08
5,700 115 .08
5,800 107 .08
5,900 99 .08
6,000 91 .08
6,100 83 .08
6,200 75 .08
6,300 67 .08
6,400 59 .08
6,500 51 .08
6,600 43 .08
6,700 35 .08
6,800 27 .08
6,900 19 .08
7,000 11 .08
7,074 5.08 None
7,075 to 19,673 5 None

 

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $336 to the monthly rate.

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