Millions of people currently in receipt of Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Adult Disability Payments (ADP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Child Disability Payments are expected to receive up to £691 every month from April. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be paying out regular payments every four weeks, with sums ranging from £107.60 to £691.
It comes as part of changes which will see the State Pension and such benefits rise by 10.1% in April. Currently, those claiming any of the benefits listed above receive between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period, The Daily Record reports. This new sum will mean a monthly increase of up to £63.40 for some of the UK's most vulnerable households.
It is worth noting however, these figures are representative of the minimum award possible, a single award for the lower rate mobility only, and the highest awards for both the daily care and mobility components.
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People above the State Pension age, with a health condition or disability, will also see their weekly payments rise to either £68.10 for the lower rate or £101.75 for the higher rate and, as there is only daily care for the Attendance Allowance - and no mobility component - monthly payments will either be £272.40 or £407.
The proposed payment rate changes, which have been published by the DWP on Gov.uk (here), will come into effect on April 10,2023. You can find a full list of all disability payment rate changes for 2023/2024 below...
Attendance Allowance
- Higher rate: £101.75 (from £92.40)
- Lower rate: £68.10 (from £61.85)
Disability Living Allowance / Child Disability Payment
Care Component
- Highest: £101.75 (from £92.40)
- Middle: £68.10 (from £61.85)
- Lowest: £26.90 (from £24.45)
- Higher: £71.00 (from £64.50)
- Lower: £26.90 (from £24.45)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) / Adult Disability payment
Daily Living Component
- Enhanced: £101.75 (from £92.40)
- Standard: £68.10 (from £61.85)
Mobility Component
- Enhanced: £71.00 (from £64.50)
- Standard: £26.90 (from £24.45)
New £150 disability cost of living payment 2023
More than six million people across the UK on non-means-tested disability benefits will receive a further £150 disability cost of living payment this summer.
This includes everyone eligible for:
- Disability Living Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment
- Adult Disability Payment
- Child Disability Payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- War Pension Mobility Supplement
DWP will provide further details on the timing of the payments and eligibility dates in due course. This payment will be tax-free and will not have any impact on existing benefit awards.
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