There is good news for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants with a monthly payment rise on the cards for April 2023. Millions of Brits who claim disability benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are in line for the boost.
An increase was announced during Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt's, Autumn Statement. It came alongside confirmation that State Pension and benefits will increase by 10.1%, the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate. Payment increases should now be actioned from April 2023.
The proposed payment rate changes have been published by DWP on the government website - GOV.UK. It means people in receipt of PIP or DLA - Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment for those living in Scotland, which is the replacement for PIP north of the border - could receive regular payments every four weeks of between £107.60 and £691. At present, claimants can receive between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period.
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The figures, reported by Daily Record, mean a monthly increase of up to £63.60 is on the way for some of the UK’s most vulnerable households. However, it is important to be aware that those figures represent 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.
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. There is no mobility component for Attendance Allowance, only daily care, so this means monthly payments will either be £272.40 or £407.
Disability payment rate changes for 2023 to 2024
Attendance Allowance
- Higher rate: £101.75 (from £92.40)
- Lower rate: £68.10 (from £61.85)
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)
Disability Living Allowance / Child Disability Payment (Scotland)
Care Component
- Highest: £101.75 (from £92.40)
- Middle: £68.10 (from £61.85)
- Lowest: £26.90 (from £24.45)
Mobility component
- Higher: £71.00 (from £64.50)
- Lower: £26.90 (from £24.45)
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 in 2023-24.
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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