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Abbie Meehan

DWP shares new payment rates for 2023 for Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits

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As reported in the Autumn Statement last month, those currently in receipt of certain benefits will see payments go up by 10.1 per cent in April 2023.

The uprating will come into effect on April 10, 2023, and will be delivered by both the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). And now, the DWP and HMRC have published the full confirmation of details of the new payments rates.

They have also stated the revised benefit cap, and Tax Credit thresholds, which can all be found on the GOV.UK website. Here, we have condensed all this information into a handy guide for you to prepare in your diaries for April next year.

Read on below to find out more about the revised payment rates from the DWP and HMRC.

DWP benefit payment rates for 2023/24

According to the DWP, the benefit cap is set to rise from £20,000 to £22,020 for families in the UK, except from Greater London, who will see their cap rise from £23,000 to £25,323.

The lower threshold for single households without children will rise from £13,400 o £14,753. Weekly rates are shown below in alphabetical order.

Attendance Allowance

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

Carer's Allowance

April 2023 rate: £76.75 (from £69.70)

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)

Mobility component

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

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)

Incapacity Benefit (long-term)

April 2023 rate: £130.20 (from £118.25)

Income Support

Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
25 or over: £84.80 from (£77.00)

Jobseeker's Allowance (contributions based)

Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)

Jobseeker's Allowance (income based)

Under 25: £67.25 (from £61.05)
25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)

Maternity / Paternity / Shared Parental Allowance

Standard rate: £172.48 (from £156.66)

Pension Credit

Single: £201.05 (from £182.60)
Couple: £306.85 (from £278.70)

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)

State Pension

Full New State Pension: £203.85 (from £185.15)
Basic Old State Pension (Category A or B): £156.20 (from £141.85)

Widow's Pension

Standard rate: £139.10 (from £126.35)

Universal Credit in monthly rates

Standard allowance

Single under 25: £292.11 (from £265.31)
Single 25 or over: £368.74 (from £334.91)

Couple

Joint claimants both under 25: £458.51 (from £416.45)
Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over: £578.82 (from £525.72)

All of this information can be found on the Department for Work and Pensions website.

Child Benefit payment rates from HMRC for 2023/24

There is currently two Child Benefit rates put in place by the HMRC. The current rates are:

Eldest or only child - £21.80
Additional children - £14.45

The new rates, which will come into effect from April next year, are:

Eldest or only child - £24.00
Additional children - £15.90

Guardian's Allowance new rates

The new rate for Guardian's Allowance will be £20.40 - increased from £18.55 in 2022.

Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit rates for 2023/24 (in yearly amount)

Working Tax Credit is only paid to those who are in work and are on low income. This is regardless if you are self-employed or not, and you do not need to have kids to get this payment.

However, Child Tax Credit is paid to those who have children and is paid alongside Child Benefit and the Scottish Child Payment. You do not need to be in work to receive this payment.

The proposed new payment thresholds and rates for 2023/24 are as follows: