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Pension

Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation – Effective 12/1/17

 

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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 $634 None
900 626 .08
1,000 618 .08
1,100 610 .08
1,200 602 .08
1,300 594 .08
1,400 586 .08
1,500 578 .08
1,600 570 .08
1,700 562 .08
1,800 554 .08
1,900 546 .08
2,000 538 .08
2,100 530 .08
2,200 522 .08
2,300 514 .08
2,400 506 .08
2,500 498 .08
2,600 490 .08
2,700 482 .08
2,800 474 .08
2,900 466 .08
3,000 458 .08
3,100 450 .08
3,200 442 .08
3,300 434 .08
3,400 426 .08
3,500 418 .08
3,600 410 .08
3,700 402 .08
3,800 394 .08
3,900 386 .08
4,000 378 .08
4,100 370 .08
4,200 362 .08
4,300 354 .08
4,400 346 .08
4,500 338 .08
4,600 330 .08
4,700 322 .08
4,800 314 .08
4,900 306 .08
5,000 298 .08
5,100 290 .08
5,200 282 .08
5,300 274 .08
5,400 266 .08
5,500 258 .08
5,600 250 .08
5,700 242 .08
5,800 234 .08
5,900 226 .08
6,000 218 .08
6,100 210 .08
6,200 202 .08
6,300 194 .08
6,400 186 .08
6,500 178 .08
6,600 170 .08
6,700 162 .08
6,800 154 .08
6,900 146 .08
7,000 138 .08
7,100 130 .08
7,200 122 .08
7,300 114 .08
7,400 106 .08
7,500 98 .08
7,600 90 .08
7,700 82 .08
7,800 74 .08
7,900 66 .08
8,000 58 .08
8,100 50 .08
8,200 42 .08
8,300 34 .08
8,400 26 .08
8,500 18 .08
8,600 10 .08
8,662 5.04 .04
8,663 to ** 5 None

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $343 to the monthly rate.

**If living with spouse: $ 20,128

**If not living with spouse: $ 14,974

Chart 2

One of Two Parents Not Living with Spouse

    

Income Not OverMonthly RateEach $1 Decrement
$800 $459 None
900 451 .08
1,000 443 .08
1,100 435 .08
1,200 427 .08
1,300 419 .08
1,400 411 .08
1,500 403 .08
1,600 395 .08
1,700 387 .08
1,800 379 .08
1,900 371 .08
2,000 363 .08
2,100 355 .08
2,200 347 .08
2,300 339 .08
2,400 331 .08
2,500 323 .08
2,600 315 .08
2,700 307 .08
2,800 299 .08
2,900 291 .08
3,000 283 .08
3,100 275 .08
3,200 267 .08
3,300 259 .08
3,400 251 .08
3,500 243 .08
3,600 235 .08
3,700 227 .08
3,800 219 .08
3,900 211 .08
4,000 203 .08
4,100 195 .08
4,200 187 .08
4,300 179 .08
4,400 171 .08
4,500 163 .08
4,600 155 .08
4,700 147 .08
4,800 139 .08
4,900 131 .08
5,000 123 .08
5,100 115 .08
5,200 107 .08
5,300 99 .08
5,400 91 .08
5,500 83 .08
5,600 75 .08
5,700 67 .08
5,800 59 .08
5,900 51 .08
6,000 43 .08
6,100 35 .08
6,200 27 .08
6,300 19 .08
6,400 11 .08
6,475 to 14,974 5 None

 

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $343 to the monthly rate.

Chart 3

One of Two Parents Living with Spouse or Other Parent

  

Income Not OverMonthly RateEach $1 Decrement
$1,000 $431 None
1,100 420 .03
1,200 417 .03
1,300 414 .03
1,400 411 .03
1,500 408 .03
1,600 404 .04
1,700 400 .04
1,800 396 .04
1,900 392 .04
2,000 387 .05
2,100 382 .05
2,200 377 .05
2,300 372 .05
2,400 367 .05
2,500 361 .06
2,600 355 .06
2,700 349 .06
2,800 343 .06
2,900 337 .06
3,000 330 .07
3,100 323 .07
3,200 316 .07
3,300 308 .08
3,400 300 .08
3,500 292 .08
3,600 284 .08
3,700 276 .08
3,800 268 .08
3,900 259 .08
4,000 252 .08
4,100 244 .08
4,200 236 .08
4,300 228 .08
4,400 220 .08
4,500 212 .08
4,600 204 .08
4,700 196 .08
4,800 188 .08
4,900 180 .08
5,000 172 .08
5,100 164 .08
5,200 156 .08
5,300 148 .08
5,400 140 .08
5,500 132 .08
5,600 124 .08
5,700 116 .08
5,800 108 .08
5,900 100 .08
6,000 92 .08
6,100 84 .08
6,200 76 .08
6,300 68 .08
6,400 60 .08
6,500 52 .08
6,600 44 .08
6,700 36 .08
6,800 28 .08
6,900 20 .08
7,000 20 .08
7,100 12 .08
7,187 5.04 .04
7,188 to 20,128 5 None

 

If entitled to Aid & Attendance allowance add $343 to the monthly rate.

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