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Nottingham Post

National

Karen Antcliff & Linda Howard

New DWP Child Benefit, PIP, Universal Credit, State Pension and other benefit weekly increases

DWP Child Benefit Universal Credit Disability

The much discussed pay increase for a raft of government benefits comes in to force in April 2023. Knowing exactly how much your new payments will be helps claimants plan financially, and therefore eases some of the worry of increasing cost of living price hikes.

It is estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across the country are currently in receipt of State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed in November that certain payments will be uprated by 10.1 percent from April 2023, taking into account the rate of inflation recorded in September.

So, with the help of Nottinghamshire Live sister publication Daily Record, and the Government website, here is an easy-to-read, full list of the new payment rates for a range of DWP benefits.

Weekly rates are shown, unless otherwise stated and have been rounded as per the UK Government policy.

Attendance Allowance

Higher rate: £101.75 (from £92.40)
Lower rate: £68.10 (from £61.85)

Carer’s Allowance

April 2023 rate: £76.75 (from £69.70)

Disability Living Allowance / Child Disability Payment

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)

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)

Incapacity Benefit (long-term)

April 2023 rate: £130.20 (from £118.25)

Income Support

Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
25 or over: £84.80 from (£77.00)

Jobseeker’s Allowance (contributions based)

Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)

Jobseeker’s Allowance (income-based)

Under 25: £67.25 (from £61.05)
25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)

Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental Allowance

Standard rate: £172.48 (from £156.66)

Pension Credit

Single: £201.05 (from £182.60)
Couple: £306.85 (from £278.70)

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) / Adult Disability payment

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)

State Pension

Full New State Pension: £203.85 (from £185.15)
Basic Old State Pension (Category A or B): £156.20 (from £141.85)

Widow’s Pension

Standard rate: £139.10 (from £126.35)

Universal Credit (Monthly rates shown)

Standard allowance

Single under 25: £292.11 (from £265.31)
Single 25 or over: £368.74 (from £334.91)

Couple

Joint claimants both under 25: £458.51 (from £416.45)
Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over: £578.82 (from £525.72)

Child Benefit payment rates for 2023/24

There are two Child Benefit rates in place.

Current rates per week

Eldest or only child - £21.80
Additional children - £14.45

New rates per week - from April 2023

Eldest or only child - £24.00
Additional children - £15.90

Guardian's Allowance rates from April 2023

The new weekly rate for Guardian's Allowance will be £20.40 - an increase of £1.85 on the current 2022/23 rate of £18.55.

Working Tax Credit rates for 2023/24 (yearly amount shown)

Working Tax Credit is paid to people who are in work and on a low income – it does not matter whether you are an employee or self-employed, and you do not need to have children to get the payment.

Child Tax Credit is paid to people who have children and is paid in addition to Child Benefit and the Scottish Child Payment - you do not have to be working to receive it.

Here are the details of the proposed new payment thresholds and rates for the 2023/24 financial year.