An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across the country currently claim State Pension or other benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
These people will see their payments go up by 10.1 per cent in April next year, reports the Daily Record. As confirmed in the Autumn Statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, disability and working age benefits will be uprated by 10.1 per cent in line with the rate of inflation.
This will come at a cost of £11 billion to the UK Government, and will see peoples cash boosted by thousands in 2023. The uprating means that on average, a family on Universal Credit will benefit by around £600 next year.
