Every DWP benefit increasing in April 2025 and exactly how much you'll get
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Millions of people are due to see their benefits including Universal Credit, Child Benefit, PIP and the State Pension rise in a matter of weeks. Around 19.7 million households, containing 39.5 million people, are estimated to be in receipt of at least one DWP or HMRC benefit that will be uprated from April 2025. Welfare payments usually increase each year by the rate of inflation from the previous September.
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate of inflation in September 2024 was announced to be 1.7%, which is therefore the rate that inflation-linked benefits and tax credits will rise by this year. The State Pension will increase by 4.1%under the triple lock promise. The triple lock guarantees the state pension rises each April by the highest out of inflation (using the previous September inflation figure), wages (average growth between May and July) or 2.5% - whichever is highest.
As well as the State Pension there are a number of benefits including Universal Credit, Child Benefits and Disability Living Allowance that will increase. Here are the benefits that are affected and what recipients can expect to receive. Universal Credit is replacing six older legacy benefits - including Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance and Housing Benefit. It is claimed by more than six million people in the UK.
