Universal Credit payments are also increasing 6.7 percent from today in a boost for millions of Britons who claim the benefit from the Department for Work and Pension (DWP).
New rates for the benefit were set out in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget just over a month ago when he delivered his financial plan to the House of Commons in Westminster, central London on March 6.
These are the new rates for the standard allowance:
Single claimants
Under 25: £311.68 (up from £292.11)
25 or over: £393.45 (up from £368.74)
Joint claimants
Joint claimants both under 25: £489.23 (from £458.51)
Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over: £617.60 (from £578.82).
The new Universal Credit rate comes as PIP (Personal independence payment) also increases from today in a boost for Britons who live with a long-term health condition or disability.
Benefits are going up 6.7 percent in line with inflation, including the working age benefit that supports people who have a condition that affects their daily life or mobility.
PIP is made up of a daily living rate and a mobility rate, with a lower and higher rate depending on a person’s level of need.
These are the new rates with the increase:
Daily living
Lower rate: £72.65 (up from £68.10)
Higher rate: £108.55 (up from £101.75)
Mobility
Lower rate: £28.70 (up from £26.90)
Higher rate: £75.75 (up from £71).
