An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across the UK currently in receipt of State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will see their payments go up by 10.1% next year.
In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that State Pension, disability and working age benefits will be uprated by 10.1% from April in line with the rate of inflation in September, at a cost of £11 billion to the UK Government.
DWP has now shared full details of the new proposed weekly payment rates for the benefits that will be uprated in April. This includes additional payment premiums for benefits such as Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), which we have outlined below.
ESA weekly payment rates 2023/24
Personal Allowances
Single
- Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- 25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)
Lone parent
- Under 18: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- 18 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)
Couple
- Both under 18: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- Both under 18 with child: £101.50 (from £92.20)
- Both under 18 (main phase): £84.80 (from £77.00)
- Both under 18 with child (main phase): £133.30 (from £121.05)
- One 18 or over, one under 18 (certain conditions apply): £133.30 (from £121.05)
- Both over 18: £133.30 (from £121.05)
- Claimant under 25, partner under 18: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- Claimant 25 or over, partner under 18: £84.80 (from £77.00)
- Claimant (main phase), partner under 18: £84.80 (from £77.00)
Premiums
Enhanced disability premium
- Single: £19.55 (from £17.75)
- Couple: £27.90 (from £25.35)
Severe disability premium
- Single: £76.40 (from £69.40)
- Couple (lower rate): £76.40 (from £69.40)
- Couple (higher rate): £152.80 (from £138.80)
Carer premium
- Carer: £42.75 (from £38.85)
Pensioner premium
- Single with work-related activity component: £82.55 (from £75.00)
- Single with support component: £71.55 (from £65.00)
- Single with no component: £116.25 (from £105.60)
- Couple with work-related activity component: £139.05 (from £127.05)
- Couple with support component: £128.85 (from £117.05)
- Couple with no component: £173.55 (from £157.65)
Components
- Work-related Activity: £33.70 (from £30.60)
- Support: £44.70 (from £40.60)
JSA weekly payment rates 2023/24
Contribution-based JSA
- Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- 25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)
Income-based JSA personal Allowances 2023/24
Single
- Under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- 25 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)
Lone parent
- Under 18: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- 18 or over: £84.80 (from £77.00)
Couple
- Both under 18: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- Both under 18 - higher rate: £101.50 (from £92.20)
- One under 18, one under 25: £67.20 (from £61.05)
- One under 18, one 25 and over: £84.80 (from £77.00)
- Both 18 or over: £133.30 (from £121.05)
Dependent children
- Dependent children: £77.78 (from £70.80)
Income-based JSA premiums
Family and lone parent premium
- Family / lone parent: £18.53 (from £17.85)
Pensioner premium
- Single: £116.25 (from £105.60)
- Couple: £173.55 (from £157.65)
Disability premium
- Single: £39.85 (from £36.20)
- Couple: £56.80 (from £51.60)
Enhanced disability premium
- Single: £19.55 (from £17.75)
Disabled child: £30.17 (from £27.44)
- Couple: £27.90 (from £25.35)
Severe disability premium
- Single: £76.40 (from £69.40)
- Couple (lower rate): £76.40 (from £69.40)
- Couple (higher rate): £152.80 (from £138.80)
Disabled child premium
- Disabled child: £74.69 (from £68.04)
Carer premium
- Carer: £42.75 (from £38.85)
For full details on all the proposed benefit changes from April 2023, visit the GOV.UK website here.
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