Millions of benefits claimants are set to see their payments go up from this week. The 3.1% rise in benefit rates, announced by the UK government last year, comes into effect on April 6.
The new higher rates will apply to most benefits including those on universal credit, PIP and other disability benefits. You can read the full list of new rates here.
However, experts have warned the new rates present a real-terms loss in income for claimants, with inflation already 4.8% for the 12 months up to December 2021 - and getting higher - and a 54% rise in energy costs coming into effect last week.
