The following schedule sets out the degree of disability awarded for certain types of injury.
In general, the DWP will look at the claimant's condition compared with a person of the same age and gender whose physical and mental condition is "normal". Claimant's will be examined to see if they have experienced some loss of faculty. The DWP defines loss of faculty as "some loss of power or function of an organ of the body". Where an injury is not listed below, the DWP will arrive at a percentage by comparing the injury with the listed standards.
Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites = 100% degree of disablement.
Loss of a hand and a foot = 100% degree of disablement.
Double amputation through leg or thigh or amputation through leg or thigh on one side and loss of other foot = 100% degree of disablement.
Loss of sight to such an extent as to render the claimant unable to perform any work for which eyesight is essential = 100% degree of disablement.
Very severe facial disfigurement = 100% degree of disablement.
Absolute deafness = 100% degree of disablement.
Forequarter or hindquarter amputation = 100% degree of disablement.
Amputation through shoulder joint = 90% degree of disablement.
Amputation below shoulder with stump less than 20.5 cm from tip of acromion = 80% degree of disablement.
Amputation from 20.5cm from tip of acromion to less than 11.5cm below tip of olecranon = 70% degree of disablement.
Loss of a hand or of the thumb and four fingers of one hand or amputation from 11.5cm below tip of olecranon = 60% degree of disablement.
Loss of thumb = 30% degree of disablement.
Loss of thumb and its metacarpal bone = 40% degree of disablement.
Loss of four fingers of one hand = 50% degree of disablement.
Loss of three fingers of one hand = 30% degree of disablement.
Loss of two fingers of one hand = 20% degree of disablement.
Amputation of both feet resulting in end-bearing stumps = 90% degree of disablement.
Amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint = 80% degree of disablement.
Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarso-phalangeal joint = 40% degree of disablement.
Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint = 30% degree of disablement.
Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint = 20% degree of disablement.
Amputation at hip = 90% degree of disablement
Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding 13cm in lenght measured from tip of great trochanter = 80% degree of disablement.
Amputation below hip and above knee with stump exceeding 13cm from tip of great trochanter or at knee not resulting in end-bearing stump = 70% degree of disabelemnt.
Amputation at knee resulting in end-bearing stump or below knee with stump not exceeding 9cms = 60% degree of disablement.
Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 9cms but not exceeding 13cms = 50% degree of disablement.
Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 13 centimetres = 40% degree of disablement.
Amputation of one foot resulting in an end-bearing stump = 30% degree os disablement.
Amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint = 30% degree of disablement.
Loss of all toes of one foot through the metatarso-phalangeal joint 20% degree of disablement.
Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal = 40% degrees of disablement.
Loss of vision of one eye, without complications or disfigurement of the eyeball, the other being normal = 30% degree of disablement.
Loss of fingers of the right or left hand.
Index finger.
Whole = 14% degrees of disablement.
Two phalanges = 11% degrees of disablement.
One phalanx = 9% degree of disablement.
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone = 5% degree of disablement
Middle finger.
Whole = 12% degree of disablement.
Two phalanges = 9% degree of disablement.
One phalanx = 7% degree of disablement.
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone = 4% degree of disablement.
Ring or little finger.
Whole = 7% degree of disablement.
Two phalanges = 6% degree of disablement.
One phalanx = 5% degree of disablement.
Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone = 2% degree of disablement.
Loss of toes of the right or left foot.
Great toe.
Through metatarso-phalangeal joint = 14% degree of disablement.
Part, with some loss of bone = 3% degree of disablement.
Any other toe.
Through metatarso-phalangeal joint = 3% degree of disablement.
Part, with some loss of bone = 1% degree of disablement.
Two toes of one foot, excluding great toe
Through metatarso-phalangeal joint = 5% degree of disablement.
Part, with some loss of bone = 2% degree of disablement.
Three toes of one foot, excluding great toe.
Through metatarso-phalangeal joint = 6% degree of disablement.
Part, with some loss of bone = 3% degree of disablement.
Four toes of one foot, excluding great toe.
Through metatarso-phalangeal joint = 9% degree of disablement.
Part, with some loss of bone = 3% degree of disablement.
