People on these four benefits to be handed free £9,747 by DWP as 'extra help'

In a monolithic outgo of surviving boost those claiming 4 circumstantial benefits volition beryllium fixed hundreds of pounds of other assistance to get them done the wintertime months

The Department for Work and Pensions says claimants who assertion immoderate of 4 benefits could beryllium owed implicit £700 extra. The DWP has confirmed radical claiming these 3 benefits are entitled to £749 extra, successful a large Cost of Living boost.

DWP has confirmed the yearly uprating for disablement benefits Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance starting from April 7. Carer's Allowance is besides included successful the hikes. The uprating of 1.7 percent volition mean that radical connected disablement benefits volition get betwixt £29.20 and £187.45 each week, equating to betwixt £116.80 and £749.80 each outgo period. This means that implicit the people of the year, radical successful receipt of the highest awards could person up to £9,747 successful other help.

Estimated play rates for each payment for regular surviving components astatine the little attraction grant person risen to (CDP, DLA only) £29.20 (from £28.70) and the modular complaint volition beryllium hiked to £73.90 (from £72.65). The enhanced complaint volition spell to £110.40 (from £108.55). The Mobility rates astatine a modular level volition emergence to £29.20 (from £28.70), portion the enhanced level volition emergence to £77.05 (from £75.75). Attendance Allowance little rates volition determination to £73.90 (from £72.65) and the higher complaint volition beryllium £110.40 (from £108.55)

Carer's Allowance play payments volition emergence to £83.30 (from £81.90) and for a four-week wage period, wage volition emergence to £333.20 from £327.60). The play net threshold for Carer's Allowance successful England and Wales volition emergence from £151 to £196, equivalent to 16 hours astatine the National Living Wage.

PIP is paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) but you usually request to implicit an appraisal earlier your assertion for PIP is approved. If you are required to person an assessment, this tin instrumentality spot successful person, implicit the telephone oregon by video call. During an assessment, you'll beryllium asked to explicate however your information affects your life.