Payment rates for a range of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits are changing. From April 2023, the amount recipients of certain benefits receive will get a boost to their bank accounts.
The increase was confirmed when Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, revealed in his Autumn Statement that all DWP and HMRC benefits would get a 10.1% rise in the next financial year, based on the September 2022 rate of inflation. This includes disability benefits such as the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which is claimed by three million people to help with the extra costs of physical and mental health conditions.
PIP is a government benefit intended to help with extra living costs for those with a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability, and therefore, have difficulty doing certain everyday tasks or getting about due to that condition. PIP is the eventual replacement for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) however, there are currently still around 1.2 million people on that older benefit. In Scotland, both benefits have been replaced by new Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment.
