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Lifestyle

Linda Howard

Specific date new DWP payment rates will start from next month for State Pension and other benefits

DWP Universal Credit

An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across Great Britain 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 rise next month as part of the annual uprating. However, the 10.1 per cent increase does not start from April 1, and it could be a few weeks before the extra money arrives.

DWP will apply the uprating to State Pension and benefits from April 10, which means people who receive payments every four weeks might not see the 10.1 per cent boost until mid-May - it all depends when your assessment period starts.

The easiest way to work this out - if you are paid every four weeks - is to check when your next payment is due in relation to Monday, April 10. From there, you can calculate when the new rates will be applied to your award and how much you can expect to receive at the end of your next assessment period.

You may be paid on the same date every month, or every one or four weeks - it all depends on the benefits or payment you receive.

Below is a list of the new weekly payment rates from DWP.

New DWP payment rates from April 10, 2023

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 amounts

First child (born prior to 6 April 2017): £315.00 (from £290.00)
First child (born on or after 6 April 2017)/ second child and subsequent child (where an exception or transitional provision applies): £269.58 (from £244.58)

Disabled child additions

Lower rate addition: £146.31 (from £132.89)
Higher rate addition:£456.89 (from £414.88)

Limited Capability for Work

Limited Capability for Work amount: £146.31 (from 132.89)
Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity amount: £390.06 (from £354.28)

Carer amount

Carer amount: £185.86 (from £168.81)

Childcare costs

It is being widely reported that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to increase childcare amounts by 50 per cent in Wednesday's Budget. It has also been said this will be paid upfront to help more parents into work.

We will update this article if these new measures are announced.

Maximum for one child: £646.35 (no change)
Maximum for two or more children: £1,108.04 (no change)

Non-dependants’

Non-dependants’ housing cost contributions: £85.73 (from £77.87)

Work allowances

Higher work allowance (no housing amount) one or more dependent children or limited capability for work: £631.00 (from £573.00)
Lower work allowance one or more dependent children or limited capability for work: £379.00 (from £344.00)

You can find out about the new deduction rates for Universal Credit on the GOV.UK website here.

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