DWP new payment rates for State Pension, PIP and Universal Credit from April

The Department for Work and Pensions volition present caller outgo rates for the 2025/26 fiscal year, starting from April 7, 2025, including for State Pension and Universal Credit

Benefit recipients crossed the UK tin expect a important summation successful their payments successful conscionable a fewer months. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is acceptable to rotation retired caller outgo rates for the 2025/26 fiscal year, starting from April 7, 2025.

Notable increases see the New and Basic State Pension, which volition spot a 4.1 per cent emergence nether the Triple Lock. Meanwhile, astir moving property and disablement benefits volition spot an summation by the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) ostentation complaint fig of 1.7 per cent.

Before the caller outgo rates footwear in, yearly uprating letters are sent retired to each claimants, informing them astir the changes - it's captious to support this missive harmless arsenic it tin often beryllium utilized arsenic impervious of payment entitlement erstwhile applying for different forms of fiscal support. Pension Credit, a passport payment designed to supply further enactment for low-income pensioner households, volition besides spot a 4.1 per cent increase, taking the mean yearly grant to implicit £4,000.

Over 760,000 pensioners are entitled to this gateway payment and not claiming it, and it's important to enactment that an grant of conscionable £1 per week is capable to entree yearly Winter Fuel Payments, according to the Daily Record. The play net threshold for those connected Carer's Allowance is acceptable to emergence from £151 per week to £196, equivalent to 16 hours astatine the National Minimum Wage.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves besides announced that deductions from Universal Credit payments volition beryllium reduced from 25 per cent to 15 per cent.

New outgo rates for 2025/26 person been estimated by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), utilizing the applicable uprating fig and the UK Government's rounding policy. It's important to retrieve that these figures whitethorn change.

Weekly rates are displayed unless different stated, and they are listed successful alphabetical bid for casual reference.

New DWP and HMRC outgo rates for 2025/26

Figures person been estimated for the caller outgo rates utilizing the applicable uprating fig and the UK Government's rounding policy. It's important to enactment that these figures whitethorn alteration Weekly rates are shown unless different stated and are listed successful alphabetical bid for easiness of reference.

Attendance Allowance

• Higher rate: £110.40 (from £108.55)
• Lower rate: £73.90 (from £72.65)

Carer’s Allowance

• April 2025 rate: £83.30 (from £81.90)
• Weekly net threshold: £196.00 (from £151)

Child Benefit

• Eldest oregon lone child: £26.05 (from £25.60)
• Additional children: £17.25 (from £16.95)

Disability Living Allowance / Child Disability Payment

Care Component

• Highest: £110.40 (from £108.55)
• Middle: £73.90 (from £72.65)
• Lowest: £29.20 (from £28.70)

Mobility component

• Higher: £77.05 (from £75.75)
• Lower: £29.20 (from £28.70)

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

• Single, nether 25: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• Single, 25 oregon over: £92.05 (from £90.50)
• Lone parent, nether 18: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• Lone parent, implicit 18: £92.05 (from £90.50)
• Couple, some nether 18: £72.90 from (71.70)
• Couple, some nether 18 with child: £110.15 (from £108.30)
• Couple, some nether 18 (main phase): £92.05 (from £90.50)
• Couple, some nether 18 with kid (main phase): £144.70 (from £142.30)
• Couple, some implicit 18: £144.65 (from £142.25)

Guardian's Allowance

• From April 2025: £22.10 (from £21.75)

Incapacity Benefit

• Long-term Incapacity Benefit: £141.25 (from £138.90)

Short-term Incapacity Benefit (under State Pension age)

• Lower rate: £106.65 (from £104.85)
• Higher rate: £126.10 (from £124.00)

Short-term Incapacity Benefit (over State Pension age)

• Lower rate: £135.50 (from £133.25)
• Higher rate: £141.25 (from £138.90)

Increase of Long-term Incapacity Benefit for age

• Lower rate: £8.30 (from £8.15)
• Higher complaint £14.95 (from £14.70)

Invalidity Allowance (Transitional)

• Higher rate: £14.95 (from £14.70)
• Middle rate: £8.30 (from £8.15
• Lower rate: £8.30 (from £8.15)

Income Support

• Single, nether 25: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• Single, 25 oregon over: £92.05 (from £90.50)
• Lone parent, nether 18: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• Lone parent, 18 oregon over: £92.05 (from £90.50)
• Couple, some nether 18: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• Couple, some nether 18 - higher rate: £110.15 (from £108.30)
• Couple, 1 nether 18, 1 nether 25: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• Couple, 1 nether 18, 1 25 and over: £92.05 (from £90.50)
• Couple, some 18 oregon over: £144.65 (from £142.25)

Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)

Contribution based JSA

• Under 25: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• 25 oregon over: £92.05 (from £90.50)

Income-based JSA

• Under 25: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• 25 oregon over: £92.05 (from £90.50)

Lone parent

• Under 18: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• 18 oregon over: £92.05 (from £90.50)
• Couple, some nether 18: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• Couple, some nether 18 - higher rate: £110.15 (from £108.30)
• Couple, 1 nether 18, 1 nether 25: £72.90 (from £71.70)
• Couple, 1 nether 18, 1 25 and over: £92.05 (from £90.50)
• Couple, some 18 oregon over: £ (from £142.25)

Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity

• Amount from April 2025: £423.26 (from £416.19)
• Carer amount: £201.68 (from £198.31)

Pension Credit

Standard minimum guarantee

• Single: £227.10 (from £218.15)
• Couple: £346.60 (from £332.95)

Additional magnitude for terrible disability

• Single: £82.90 (from £81.50)
• Couple (one qualifies): £82.90 (from £81.50)
• Couple (both qualify): £165.75 (from £163.00)

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) / Adult Disability Payment

Daily Living Component

• Enhanced: £110.40 (from £108.55)
• Standard: £73.90 (from £72.65)

Mobility Component

• Enhanced: £77.05 (from £75.75)
• Standard: £29.20 (from £28.70)

State Pension

New State Pension

• Full rate: £230.25 (from £221.20)

Old/Basic State Pension

• Category A oregon B Basic State Pension: £176.45 (from £169.50)
• Category B (lower) Basic State Pension - spouse oregon civil
• Partner's insurance: £103.30 (from £101.55)
• Category C oregon D - non-contributory: £103.30 (from £101.55)

Universal Credit (monthly rates)

Single

• Under 25: £316.93 (from £311.63)
• 25 oregon over: £400.14 (from £393.45)

Couples

• Joint claimants some nether 25: £497.39 (from £489.23)
• Joint claimants, 1 oregon some 25 oregon over: £628.10 (from £617.60)