Anyone receiving certain benefits will see a payment increase from this month. The first people to get the boost are ones scheduled for a payment today (May 6).
But as it is a bank holiday, the money hit their account on Friday, May 3. Eight benefits in total are being increased, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.
However, people on Universal Credit won’t be getting a new rate until May 14 at the earliest following an assessment period that ran from April 8 to May 7. This is because this benefit is issued to each recipient on the same date every month as their first payment and people need a full one-month assessment period starting on or after April 8.
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And anyone who receives their payment every two weeks rather than every four weeks will have received their increased amount during April.
The new payment rates are listed below:
Attendance Allowance
Carer’s Allowance
Pension Credit
Standard minimum guarantee
Additional amount for severe disability
Single: £81.50 (from £76.40)
Couple (one qualifies): £81.50 (from £76.40)
Couple (both qualify): £163.00 (from £152.80)
Additional amount for carers
£45.60 (from £42.75)
Disability Living Allowance
Care component
Highest: £108.55 (from £101.75)
Middle: £72.65 (from £68.10)
Lowest: £28.70 (from £26.90)
Mobility component
Higher: £75.75 (from £71.00)
Lower: £28.70 (from £26.90)
Standard rate: £184.03 (from £172.48)
Savings credit
Threshold, single: £189.80 (from £174.49)
Threshold, couple: £301.22 (from £277.12)
Maximum, single: £17.01 (from £15.94)
Maximum, couple: £19.04 (from £17.84)
Children
First child born before April 6, 2017: £76.79 (from £72.31)
Subsequent children: £66.29 (from £61.88)
Disabled child
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Daily Living Component
Mobility Component
State Pension
New State Pension
Old/Basic State Pension
Category A or B Basic State Pension: £169.50 (from £156.20)
Category B (lower) Basic State Pension – spouse or civil partner’s insurance: £101.55 (from £93.60)
Category C or D – non-contributory: £101.55 (from £93.60)
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