Millions of benefit claimants will receive a boost to their payments next year. Recipients of Universal Credit, Child Benefit, Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Pension Credit and more will all see their regular payments increase from April. It was confirmed in the Budget last month that most benefit payments would be rising in line with inflation.
For the majority of benefit recipients, that will result in a 1.7 per cent increase in payments from April. Though Pension Credit recipients will see a 4.
1 per cent increase in payments, which mirrors the boost to State Pension payments guaranteed by the Triple Lock. These are the benefits that usually rise in line with inflation: Attendance allowance Employment and support allowance Housing benefit Income support Industrial injuries disablement benefit Jobseeker's allowance Maternity allowance Personal independence payment Statutory maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental pay Statutory sick pay Tax credits Universal credit Universal Credit claimants receive £420 boost in Budget More than a million households in receipt of Universal Credit will benefit from changes to the system announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Budget. Ms Reeves announced that Labour will be lowering the cap on deductions that can be taken from benefit payments by up to £420 a year.
It is estimated that the change will benefit around 1.2 million households across the country, including 700,000 families with children. Making the announcement d.
