When will DWP benefits including Universal Credit, PIP and state pension go up?

A wide variety of DWP benefit payments will be increasing soon.

Every year, benefits increase in line with the inflation rates recorded for the previous September. In September 2022, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was marked at 10.1 per cent. During his Autumn Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the changes to benefits rates, which will reportedly cost the government £11 billion.

He told the House of Commons: "There have also been some representations to keep the uplift to working age and disability benefits below the level of inflation given the financial constraints we face.

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"But that would not be consistent with our commitment to protect the most vulnerable so today I also commit to uprate such benefits by inflation with an increase of 10.1 per cent. That is an expensive commitment costing £11billion.”

Here's everything you need to know about the increases coming within the next few weeks.

When will benefits and pensions receive an increase?

The new benefit rates will be implemented in the new tax year - April 2023. That means any benefit or state pension payments after this date will be given the new rate. The new tax year starts on April 6.

Which benefits and pensions will be increased?

Here's a breakdown of all the benefits receiving a 10.1 per cent uprate in April.

Working Tax Credit

• Basic element
• Couple and lone parent element
• 30-hour element
  
• Disabled worker element
• Severe disability element

Child Tax Credit

• Child element
• Disable child rate
• Severely disabled child rate
• Income threshold
• Threshold for those entitled to Child Tax Credit only
• Child benefit
• Guardian's Allowance

Universal Credit

• Standard allowance
• Limited capability for work amount
• Limited capability for work and work-related activity
• child amount
• Disabled child addition
• Carer amount
• Work allowance

Other benefits

• Work allowance
• Attendance allowance
• Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance
• Carer's Allowance
• Carer Premium (in means-tested legacy benefits)
• Severe Disablement Allowance
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
• ESA, Income Support, JSA

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