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Exact amount DWP benefits will rise as new 2025 payment rates confirmed


As new payment rates take effect, UK households on benefits will see a boost to their income next year.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in the autumn Budget that benefits will rise in line with September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation from April 2025, increasing payments by 1.7%.

The uplift applies to working-age benefits, including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Attendance Allowance, and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has now confirmed the new benefit rates for 2025 to 2026. Listed are all of the weekly payment increases which will take effect from April.

Attendance Allowance

Bereavement Benefit

Carer’s Allowance

Disability Living Allowance

Care Component

  • Highest – rising from £108.55 to £110.40

  • Middle – rising from £72.65 to £73.90

  • Lowest – rising from £28.70 to £29.20

Mobility Component

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Single

  • Under 25 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • 25 or over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

  • Lone parent under 18 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • Lone parent 18 or over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

Couple

  • Both under 18 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • Both under 18 with child – rising from £108.30 to £110.15

  • Both under 18 (main phase) – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

  • Both under 18 with child (main phase) – rising from £142.25 to £144.65

  • One 18 or over, one under 18 – rising from £142.25 to £144.65

  • Both over 18 – rising from £142.25 to £144.65

  • Claimant under 25, partner under 18 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • Claimant 25 or over, partner under 18 – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

  • Claimant (main phase), partner under 18 – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

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Further details on amounts for mixed-age households and premiums are set out on the government website.

Housing Benefit

Single

  • Under 25 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • 25 or over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

  • Lone parent under 18 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • Lone parent 18 or over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

Couple

Incapacity Benefit

  • Long-term Incapacity Benefit – rising from £138.90 to £141.25

  • Short-term Incapacity Benefit (under State Pension age)

  • Short-term Incapacity Benefit (over State Pension age)

  • Increase of Long-term Incapacity Benefit for age

  • Invalidity Allowance (Transitional)

    • Higher rate – rising from £14.70 to £14.95

    • Middle rate – rising from £8.15 to £8.30

    • Lower rate – rising from £8.15 to £8.30

Income Support

Single

  • Under 26 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • 25 or over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

  • Lone parent under 18 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • Lone parent 18 or over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

Couple

  • Both under 18 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • Both under 18 – higher rate – rising from £108.30 to £110.15

  • One under 18, one under 25 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • One under 18, one 25 and over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

  • Both 18 or over – rising from £142.25 to £144.65

Further details on premiums are set out on the government website.

Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)

Contribution-based JSA

Income-based JSA

Single

  • Under 25 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • 25 or over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

  • Lone parent under 18 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • Lone parent 18 or over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

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Couple

  • Both under 18 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • Both under 18 – higher rate – rising from £108.30 to £110.15

  • One under 18, one under 25 – rising from £71.70 to £72.90

  • One under 18, one 25 and over – rising from £90.50 to £92.05

  • Both 18 or over – rising from £142.25 to £144.65

Further details on premiums are set out on the government website.

Maternity Allowance

Pension Credit

Standard minimum guarantee

Additional amount for severe disability

  • Single – rising from £81.50 to £82.90

  • Couple (one qualifies) – rising from £81.50 to £82.90

  • Couple (both qualify) – rising from £163.00 to 165.80

Further details on amounts for carers, children and savings credit are set out on the government website.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Daily living component

Mobility component

Severe Disablement Allowance

State Pension

New State Pension

Old State Pension

  • Category A or B basic pension – rising from £169.50 to £176.45

  • Category B (lower) basic pension – spouse or civil partner’s insurance – rising from £101.55 to £105.70

  • Category C or D – non-contributory – rising from £101.55 to £105.70

Further details on additional state pensions, increments, and invalidity allowances are on the government website.

Statutory Adoption Pay

Statutory Paternity Pay

Statutory Shared Parental Pay

Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay

Statutory Sick Pay

Universal Credit

Standard allowance

Single

Couple

  • Joint claimants both under 25 – rising from £489.23 to £497.55

  • Joint claimants, one of both 25 or over – rising from £617.60 to £628.10

Child amounts

  • First child (born before April 6, 2017 – rising from £333.33 to £339.00)

  • First child (born on or after April 6, 2017 / second child and subsequent child (where an exception or transitional provision applies) – rising from £287.92 to £292.81

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Disabled child additions

Limited Capability for Work amount – rising from £156.11 to £158.76

Limited Capability for Work and Work-related Activity amount – rising from £416.19 to £423.27

Carer Amount – rising from £198.31 to £201.68

Childcare costs amount

  • Maximum for one child – rising from £1,014.63 to £1031.88

  • Maximum for two or more children – rising from £1,739.37 to £1768.94

Work allowances

Higher work allowance (no housing amount)

Lower work allowance

Further details on Universal Credit daily reduction amounts are on the government website.



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