Around 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across Scotland, England and Wales 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 this month following the annual uprating in April.
State Pension, Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and other benefits increased by 10.1 per cent on April 10, but payments due immediately after the rise would have contained a mix of old and new payment rates. This is because most payments are made every four weeks in arrears, however, people paid weekly should have already noticed a significant increase.
DWP letters issued prior to the uprating advised claimants of the new weekly rates and how payments due after April 10 would not be the full, new amount. However, that was almost four weeks ago which means payments due this month should contain the full uprating.
