The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the new weekly rates for benefit payments.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in November that anyone in receipt of DWP benefits will see an increase of 10.1 per cent from April inline with the rate of inflation in September. Those on basic and new State Pension will also be uprated by 10.1 per cent in line with the Triple Lock - as The Daily Record reports.
The benefit cap will also rise in line with inflation as it will increase from £20,000 to £22,020 for families nationally. Lower caps for single households without children will rise from £13,400 to £14,753 nationally.
