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Linda Howard

Full list of new DWP weekly payment rates from April for PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

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An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across Great Britain currently in receipt of State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will see their payments go up by 10.1 per cent later this year.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed in November that State Pension, disability and working age benefits will be uprated by 10.1 per cent from April in line with the rate of inflation in September, at a cost of £11 billion to the UK Government.

The uprating means that on average, a family on Universal Credit will benefit by around £600 this year. The benefit cap will also rise in line with inflation, this will see it increase from £23,000 to £25,323 for families in Greater London and from £20,000 to £22,020 for families nationally - lower caps for single households without children will rise from £15,410 to £16,967 in Greater London and from £13,400 to £14,753 nationally.

New payment rates from April 2023

Inflation-linked DWP benefits, Tax Credit elements and benefits administered by HMRC will rise by 10.1 per cent from April 2023. The Basic and New State Pensions will also be uprated by 10.1 per cent, in line with the Triple Lock.

The DWP has published a full online guide to the increases for State Pensions, benefits and the increased benefit cap on the GOV.UK website here..

Below is a summary of the new weekly payment rates.

Weekly rates are shown, unless otherwise stated and have been rounded as per the UK Government policy.

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 (Monthly rates shown)

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)

Payments and benefits from DWP and HMRC are due to rise by 10.1% from April 2023 (Getty)

Child Benefit payment rates for 2023/24

There are two Child Benefit rates in place.

Current rates per week

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

New rates per week - from April 2023

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

Guardian's Allowance rates from April 2023

The new weekly rate for Guardian's Allowance will be £20.40 - an increase of £1.85 on the current 2022/23 rate of £18.55.

Working Tax Credit rates for 2023/24 (yearly amount shown)

Working Tax Credit is paid to people who are in work and on a low income – it does not matter whether you are an employee or self-employed, and you do not need to have children to get the payment.

Child Tax Credit is paid to people who have children and is paid in addition to Child Benefit and the Scottish Child Payment - you do not have to be working to receive it.

Here are the details of the proposed new payment thresholds and rates for the 2023/24 financial year.

Working Tax Credit income threshold

2023/24 rate: £7,455
2022/23 rate: £6,770

Basic element

2023/24 rate: £2,280
2022/23rate: £2,070

Couples and lone parent element

2023/24 rate: £2,340
2022/23 rate: £2,125

30-hour element

2023/24 rate: £950
2022/23 rate: £860

Disabled worker element

2023/24 rate: £3,685
2022/23 rate: £3,345

Severe disability element

2023/24 rate: £1,595
2022/23 rate: £1,445

Child Tax Credit rates for 2023/24 (yearly amount shown)

Child Tax Credit income threshold

2023/24 rate: £18,725
2022/23 rate: £17,005

Family element

2023/24 rate: £545 (no change)
2022/23 rate: £545

Child and qualifying young person element

2023/24 rate: £3,235
2022/23 rate: £2,935

Child disability element

2023/24 rate: £3,905
2022/23 rate: £3,545

Severely disabled rate of the child disability element

2023/24 rate: £1,575
2022/23 rate: £1,430

You can read the full list of proposed payment rate and threshold changes from HMRC on the GOV.UK website here.

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