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Selected benefit rates

	Weekly benefits
	2012/13	2011/12
Basic Retirement Pension
Single person (currently £5,587.40 p.a.)	£107.45	£102.15
Married couple (currently £8,494.20 p.a.)	£171.85	£163.35
Child benefit
First eligible child	£20.30	£20.30
Each subsequent child	£13.40	£13.40
Guardian's allowance	£15.55	£14.75
Statutory sick pay (SSP)
Average weekly earnings £107 or over (2011/12 £102)	£85.85	£81.60
Statutory maternity pay (SMP)
90% of average weekly pay	First 6 weeks	First 6 weeks
Maximum 2012/13 £135.40 (2011/12 £128.73) Minimum 90% average weekly pay	Next 33 weeks	Next 33 weeks
Adoption pay (SAP)	39 weeks	39 weeks
Paternity pay (SPP)	2 weeks	2 weeks
Both SAP and SPP
90% of average weekly pay	Max £135.45	Max £128.73
Jobseeker's allowance (JSA)
Contribution based JSA - Personal rates
Under 25	£56.25	£53.45
25 or over	£71.00	£67.50
Lone Parent
Under 18	£56.25	£53.45
18 or over	£71.00	£67.50
Couple
Both under 18	£56.25	£53.45
Both under 18 - higher rate	£84.95	£80.75
One under 18, one under 25	£56.25	£53.45
One under 18, one 25 and over	£71.00	£67.50
Both 18 or over	£111.45	£105.95
Dependent children	£64.99	£62.33
Premium may also apply in the following circumstances: family / lone parent, pensioner, disability - including higher rates where there is enhanced or severe disability, disabled child, and carer.
Bereavement Benefit
Lump sum	£2,000	£2,000
Bereavement allowance (standard)	£105.95	£100.70
Widowed parent's allowance	£105.95	£100.70