A pay increase has been confirmed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Adult Disability Payment (ADP is for claimants in Scotland). The boost could see claimants receiving regular payments every four weeks of between £107.60 and £691.
In November's Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that the state pension and benefits will increase by 10.1%, reflecting September 2022's inflation rate according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The rise is due to come into effect this April.
At present, claimants can receive between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period. This means a monthly increase of up to £63.40. However, the Daily Record warns that 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.
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The publication went to to explain that 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.
The proposed payment rate changes have been published by DWP on GOV.UK here and will come into effect on April 10. Below are all the disability payment rate changes for 2023 to 2024.
Personal Independence Payment/Adult Disability Payment (Scotland)
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)
Attendance Allowance
- Higher rate: £101.75 (from £92.40)
- Lower rate: £68.10 (from £61.85)
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
More than six million people across the UK on non-means-tested disability benefits will receive a further £150 disability cost of living payment this summer.
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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