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11.04.2022 - 11:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
State Pension and most benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per from today.
The payment rate changes were signed off in February in the House of Commons and will be applied to payments from Monday, April 11 2022, for people receiving State Pension or benefits through the DWP in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland - where corresponding provisions will be made there.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation recently called on the UK Government to increase all DWP-delivered benefits by 7% in line with the ever-increasing rate of inflation, which now stands at 6.2%, and warned that sticking to the 3.1% uptake would result in 400,000 families who rely on benefits being plunged into poverty.
While payment rates are rising, so too are energy bills which are set to increase by nearly £700 per year for millions of households from this month while National Insurance Contributions are also rising, which means take-home pay for every worker in the UK will change.
Employees, employers and the self-employed will all pay 1.25p more in the pound for National Insurance Contributions from April 2022.
Below is a comprehensive summary of the new DWP payment rates for 2022 to 2023 and the increased amount - listed in alphabetical order to make it easier to find the payment rate you are looking for.
Weekly rates are shown, unless otherwise stated.
Care Component
Mobility component
Daily Living Component
Mobility Component
Standard allowance
Single
Couple
Child Elements
For the full list of proposed DWP increases to benefits and State Pension, visit the GOV.UK website here.
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Each Bank Holiday, payment dates change for people on Universal Credit, PIP, State Pension and other benefits.