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Linda Howard & Alice Suffield & Geoffrey Bennett

DWP claimants could get up to £8,983 tax-free this year, full list of increases

People living in England, Scotland and Wales who claim disability benefits from the Department for Work & Pensions and Social Security Scotland are eligible for a tax-free pay rise of 10.1 per cent later this year. The annual uprating means most benefits and the state pension will go up in April.

Those claiming Personal Independence Payment, Adult Disability Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment could see payments of between £1,398 and £8,983 over the 2023/24 financial year which would be completely tax free. As the standard Personal Tax Allowance threshold has been frozen at £12,570 for the new financial year, the new tax free allowance will provide some much needed financial relief to those who claim disability benefits.

If the disability payments were subject to income tax rules, it would leave claimants with just £3,587 left of their allowance, Lancs.LIve reports. Those receiving the Disability Living Allowance, Child Disability Payments, Personal Independence Payments or Adult Disability Payment are among those affected.

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However, State Pension income is taxable but usually paid without any tax being deducted and you only pay Income Tax once your total annual income is above your Personal Allowance threshold (£12,570). The uprating in April is expected to push a further 500,000 older people on state pension into the tax net, according to former pensions minister, Sir Steve Webb.

That is not the case for people claiming any of the disability benefits. At present, claimants can receive between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period.

It means that, from April, there will be a monthly increase of up to £63.40 on the way for some of the country’s most vulnerable households. It’s important, though, to be aware that those figures represent the minimum and maximum award rates possible.

A single award for the lower rate mobility only is currently worth £97.80 every four week pay period and the highest award for both the daily living or care and mobility components is worth £627.60. People over state pension age with a health condition or disability will also see their weekly payments increase to either £101.75 for the higher rate and £68.10 for the lower rate from April.

There is no mobility component for Attendance Allowance, only daily care, so this means monthly payments will either be £272.40 or £407.

The payment rate changes have been published by DWP on GOV.UK and will come into effect on April 10, 2023. Below are all the disability payment rate changes for 2023 to 2024.

Attendance Allowance

Weekly:

  • Higher rate: £101.75 (from £92.40)
  • Lower rate: £68.10 (from £61.85)

Pay period (every four weeks):

  • Higher rate: £407
  • Lower rate: ££272.40

Annual payments (from April 2023-2024):

  • Higher rate: £5,291
  • Lower rate: £3,541.20

DLA and Child Disability Payment

Care Component

Weekly:

  • Highest: £101.75 (from £92.40)
  • Middle: £68.10 (from £61.85)
  • Lowest: £26.90 (from £24.45)

Pay period (four weeks):

  • Highest: £407
  • Middle: £272.40
  • Lowest: £107.60

Mobility component

Weekly:

  • Higher: £71.00 (from £64.50)
  • Lower: £26.90 (from £24.45)

Pay period (every four weeks):

  • Higher: £284
  • Lower: £107.60

PIP and Adult Disability payment

Daily Living Component

Weekly:

  • Enhanced: £101.75 (from £92.40)
  • Standard: £68.10 (from £61.85)

Pay period (every four weeks):

  • Enhanced: £407
  • Lower: £272.40

Annual payments (from April 2023-2024):

  • Enhanced: £5,291
  • Lower: £3,541.20

Mobility Component

  • Enhanced: £71.00 (from £64.50)
  • Standard: £26.90 (from £24.45)

Pay period (every four weeks):

  • Enhanced: £284
  • Lower: £107.60

Annual payments (from April 2023-2024):

  • Enhanced: £3,692
  • Lower: £1,398.80

New £150 disability cost of living payment 2023

Over 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 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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