The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that there will be new payment rates kicking in from April 2023.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed these changes in his Autumn Statement in November 2022, reports Birmingham Live. All DWP and HMRC benefits will be getting a 10.1 per cent rise in the upcoming financial year, based on the September 2022 inflation rate that was published before the decision was made.
These benefits will include disability allowances such as Adult Disability Payments, Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance.
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Around 1.5 million people claim Attendance Allowance, which aims to help with extra living costs if you have reached State Pension age and have a disability that's severe enough to need someone to help look after you.
Another 1.3 million people claim Carer's Allowance for looking after someone who is on a disability benefit. So, how will these benefits be affected with the new payment rates?
All are weekly rates unless otherwise stated.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) / Adult Disability Payment in Scotland
Daily living component
- Enhanced - increasing from £92.40 to £101.75
- Standard - increasing from £61.85 to £68.10
Mobility component
- Enhanced - increasing from £64.50 to £71
- Standard - increasing from £24.45 to £26.90
PIP and Adult Disability Payment claimants are assessed for the level of benefit they should receive. Should an application be successful, the lowest amount you could get is £24.45 a week for standard mobility (going up to £26.90 from April) and the highest is £156.90 a week for both enhanced rates combined, which will rise to £172.75 a week from April.
Adult Disability Payment and PIP are both paid monthly, so that is a rise from £627.60 to £691 every four weeks.
Disability Living Allowance / Child Disability Payment in Scotland
Care Component
- Highest - increasing from £92.40 to £101.75
- Middle - increasing from £61.85 to £68.10
- Lowest - increasing from £24.45 to £26.90
Mobility Component
- Higher - increasing from £64.50 to £71
- Lower - increasing from £24.45 to £26.90
Attendance Allowance
- Higher rate - increasing from £92.40 to £101.75
- Lower rate - increasing from £61.85 to £68.10
Carer's Allowance
- Increasing from £69.70 to £76.75
Incapacity Benefit
- Long-term Incapacity Benefit - increasing from £118.25 to £130.20
- Short-term Incapacity Benefit (under state pension age) - lower rate increasing from £89.25 to £98.25, higher rate increasing from £105.55 116.20
- Short-term Incapacity Benefit (over state pension age) - lower rate increasing from £113.45 to £124.90, higher rate increasing from £118.25 to £130.20
- Increase of Long-term Incapacity Benefit for age - lower rate increasing from £6.95 to £7.65, higher rate increasing from £12.55 to £13.80
- Invalidity Allowance (Transitional) - lower rate increasing from £6.95 to £7.65, middle rate increasing from £6.95 to £7.65, higher rate increasing from £12.55 to £13.80
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Standard rate for assessed level of disablement
- 100% disablement - increasing from £188.60 to £207.60
- 90% disablement - increasing from £169.74 to £186.84
- 80% disablement - increasing from £150.88 to £166.08
- 70% disablement - increasing from £132.02 to £145.32
- 60% disablement - increasing from £113.16 to £124.56
- 50% disablement - increasing from £94.30 to £103.80
- 40% disablement - increasing from £75.44 to £83.04
- 30% disablement - increasing from £56.58 to £62.28
- 20% disablement - increasing from £37.72 to £41.52
Maximum life gratuity (lump sum)
- Increasing from £12,520 to £13,780
Unemployability Supplement
- Increasing from £116.60 to £128.40
Increase for early incapacity
- Lower rate - increasing from £7.75 to £8.55
- Middle rate - increasing from £15.50 to £17.10
- Higher rate increasing from £24.15 to £26.60
Maximum reduced earnings allowance
- Increasing from £75.44 to £83.04
Maximum retirement allowance
- Increasing from £18.86 to £20.76
Constant attendance allowance
- exceptional rate - increasing from £151 to £166.20
- intermediate rate - increasing from £113.25 to £124.65
- normal maximum rate - increasing from £75.50 to £83.10
- part-time rate - increasing from £37.75 to £41.55
Exceptionally severe disablement allowance
- Increasing from £75.50 to £83.10
Severe Disablement Allowance
Basic rate
- Increasing from £83.75 to £92.20
Age-related addition (from Dec 90)
- Higher rate - increasing from £12.55 to £13.80
- Middle rate - increasing from £6.95 to £7.65
- Lower rate - increasing from £6.95 to £7.65
More information on disability benefits and more is available on the Government website.
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