Inflation-adjusted benefit rates are set to provide millions of households with a financial uplift from April 2025. Calculations based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation figure for September 2024, which saw a rise by 1.7 percent, indicate that many benefits provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will experience an increase of 1.7 per cent.
This adjustment will result in additional financial support amounting to hundreds of pounds for eligible claimants.
In a more significant boost, State Pension and Pension Credit payments are scheduled to ascend by 4.1 percent, honouring the Government’s Triple Lock commitment. Consequently, this means over 12 million pensioners can anticipate up to an additional £470 in 2025, reports Birmingham Live.
Likewise, individuals receiving Single Pension Credit could gain average extra payments of around £450, as reported by the Express.
Claire Atchia McMaster, director of income and external affairs at the anti-poverty charity Turn2us, commented: “We encourage everyone to complete a regular benefits calculation to ensure you are accessing all available support. You can do this on both the Turn2us and Policy in Practice websites.
“In 2023, 60 percent of users on the Turn2us Benefits Calculator identified new benefits they were eligible for.”
April 2025 will see revised payment rates for a variety of support schemes. Beneficiaries can find assistance and calculate their entitlements using tools such as the Turn2us and Policy Practice benefit calculators.
The updates apply across a range of allowances including Attendance Allowance, Carer’s Allowance, and Child Benefit, among others.
Attendance Allowance
- Higher rate: £110.40 per week (from £108.55)
- Lower rate: £73.90 per week (from £72.65)
Carer’s Allowance
- Weekly rate: £83.30 (from £81.90)
- The weekly earnings threshold will also rise to £196.00 from £151.
Child Benefit
- Eldest or only child: £26.05 per week (from £25.60)
- Additional children: £17.25 per week (from £16.95)
Disability Living Allowance / Child Disability Payment
Care Component
- Highest: £110.40 per week (from £108.55)
- Middle: £73.90 per week (from £72.65)
- Lowest: £29.20 per week (from £28.70)
Mobility component
- Higher: £77.05 per week (from £75.75)
- Lower: £29.20 per week (from £28.70)
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Single, under 25: £72.90 per week (from £71.70)
- Single, 25 or over: £92.05 per week (from £90.50)
- Lone parent, under 18: £72.90 per week (from £71.70)
- Lone parent, over 18: £92.05 per week (from £90.50)
- Couple, both under 18: £72.90 per week (from 71.70)
- Couple, both under 18 with child: £110.15 per week (from £108.30)
- Couple, both under 18 (main phase): £92.05 per week (from £90.50)
- Couple, both under 18 with child (main phase): £144.70 per week (from £142.30)
- Couple, both over 18: £144.65 per week (from £142.25)
Guardian’s Allowance
- Weekly rate: £22.10 (from £21.75)
Incapacity Benefit
Short-term Incapacity Benefit (under state pension age)
- Lower rate: £106.65 per week (from £104.85)
- Higher rate: £126.10 per week (from £124.00)
Short-term Incapacity Benefit (over state pension age)
- Lower rate: £135.50 per week (from £133.25)
- Higher rate: £141.25 per week (from £138.90)
Increase of Long-term Incapacity Benefit for age
- Lower rate: £8.30 per week (from £8.15)
- Higher rate £14.95 per week (from £14.70)
Invalidity Allowance (Transitional)
- Higher rate: £14.95 per week (from £14.70)
- Middle rate: £8.30 per week (from £8.15
- Lower rate: £8.30 per week (from £8.15)
Income Support
- Single, under 25: £72.90 per week (from £71.70)
- Single, 25 or over: £92.05 per week (from £90.50)
- Lone parent, under 18: £72.90 per week (from £71.70)
- Lone parent, 18 or over: £92.05 per week (from £90.50)
- Couple, both under 18: £72.90 per week (from £71.70)
- Couple, both under 18 – higher rate: £110.15 per week (from £108.30)
- Couple, one under 18, one under 25: £72.90 per week (from £71.70)
- Couple, one under 18, one 25 and over: £92.05 per week (from £90.50)
- Couple, both 18 or over: £144.65 per week (from £142.25)
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Contribution based JSA
- Under 25: £72.90 per week (from £71.70)
- 25 or over: £92.05 per week (from £90.50)
Income-based JSA
- Under 25: £72.90 per week (from £71.70)
- 25 or over: £92.05 per week (from £90.50)
Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity
- Amount from April 2025: £423.26 per month (from £416.19)
- Carer amount: £201.68 per month (from £198.31)
Pension Credit
Standard minimum guarantee:
- Single: £227.10 per week (from £218.15)
- Couple: £346.60 per week (from £332.95)
Additional amount for severe disability
- Single: £82.90 per week (from £81.50)
- Couple (one qualifies): £82.90 per week (from £81.50)
- Couple (both qualify): £165.75 per week (from £163.00)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) / Adult Disability Payment
Daily Living Component
- Enhanced: £110.40 per week (from £108.55)
- Standard: £73.90 per week (from £72.65)
Mobility Component
- Enhanced: £77.05 per week (from £75.75)
- Standard: £29.20 per week (from £28.70)
State Pension
New State Pension
Old/Basic State Pension
- Category A or B Basic State Pension: £176.45 per week (from £169.50)
- Category B (lower) Basic State Pension – spouse or civil: £105.70 per week (from £101.55)
- Partner’s insurance: £103.30 per week (from £101.55)
- Category C or D – non-contributory: £103.30 per week (from £101.55)
Universal Credit
Single
- Under 25: £316.93 per month (from £311.63)
- 25 or over: £400.14 per month (from £393.45)
Couples
- Joint claimants both under 25: £497.39 per month (from £489.23)
- Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over: £628.10 per month (from £617.60)