Millions of families are set to receive a financial boost after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that benefit rates will rise next year.
Typically, benefits are adjusted each April based on the previous September’s inflation figures. This year, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate showed a 1.7% increase.
As a result, most benefits administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will see a 1.7% rise, providing eligible individuals with hundreds of pounds in additional support.
The state pension and Pension Credit benefits will be increased by an even larger 4.1% in line with the Triple Lock pledge. This means that over 12 million state pensioners will gain up to £470 extra next year, and single Pension Credit recipients will receive further payments of up to £450 on average.
From Universal Credit to Attendance Allowance, here’s the full list of confirmd payment rates benefit claimants can expect in April 2025.
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)
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).
A new analysis by Policy in Practice found the total amount of unclaimed welfare benefits and support has increased to £22.7billion, up from £19billion last year.
The report estimates that over eight million people could be missing out on an average of £2,700 per year in rights-based benefits.
Claire Atchia McMaster, director of income and external affairs at anti-poverty charity Turn2us, said: “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.”
People can click here to access the Turn2us and Policy Practice benefit calculators.
