Budget 2024 - exact rises people on Universal Credit, PIPs, Attendance allowance will get

Chancellor Rachel Reeves reiterated the Government’s commitment to the pension triple lock and also announced that benefits will rise by 1.7 per cent next year meaning key payments in areas including Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) and Attendance Allowance will all see rises.

At the same time she announced a crack down on fraud in the UK’s welfare system, as part of reforms to ensure welfare spending is “more sustainable”. She told the Commons: “Today, I am also taking three steps to ensure that welfare spending is more sustainable.

“First, we inherited the last government’s plans to reform the work capability assessment. We will deliver those savings as part of fundamental reforms to the health and disability benefits system that the Work and Pensions Secretary (Liz Kendall) will bring forward.

“Second, I can today announce a crackdown on fraud in our welfare system often the work of criminal gangs. We will expand DWP ’s (Department of Work and Pensions) counter-fraud teams using innovative new methods to prevent illegal activity and provide new legal powers to crackdown on fraudsters, including direct access to bank accounts to recover debt. This package saves £4.3 billion a year by the end of the forecast.

“Third, the Government will shortly be publishing the “Get Britain Working” White Paper tackling the root causes of inactivity with an integrated approach across health, education and welfare.

“And we will provide £240 million for 16 new trailblazer projects targeted at those who are economically inactive and most at risk of being out of education, employment or training to get people into work and reduce the benefits bill.”

On the increases she told the Commons: “This commitment means that while working-age benefits will be uprated in line with CPI at 1.7%, the basic and new state pension will be uprated by 4.1% in 2025-26. This means that over 12 million pensioners will gain up to £470 next year.”

She added: “The pension credit standard minimum guarantee will also rise by 4.1% from around £11,400 per year to around £11,850 for a single pensioner.”

Universal Credit (per month)

Under 25s (single) from £311.68 to £316.98

Under 25s (joint claim) from £489.23 to £497.55

Over 25s (single) from £393.45 to £400.14

Over 25s (joint claim) from £617.60 to £628.099

Housing benefit

Single person of pension age from £235.20 to £239.20

Lone parent of pension age from £235.20 to £239.20

Couple (one or both) pension age from £352 to £357.98

Dependent child/young person under 20 from £83.24 to £84.66

Personal independence payment (PIP)

Daily living component from £108.55 to £110.40 (enhanced) or from £72.65 to £73.89 (standard)

Mobility component from £75.75 to £77.04 (enhanced) or from £28.70 to £29.19 (sandard)

Employment support allowance (ESA)

Under 25s (single) from £71.70 to £72.92

Over 25s (single) from £90.50 to £92.04

Lone parent (under 18) from £71.70 to £72.92

Lone parent (18+) from £90.50 to £92.04

Attendance Allowance

The higher from £108.55 to £110.40

Lower rate from £72.65 to £73.89

Disability living allowance (DLA) for under 16s and older people whose DLA hasn’t turned into PIP

Highest amount from £108.55 to £110.40

Middle amount from £72.65 to £73.89

Lowest amount from £28.70 to £29.19

Mobility component higher amount from £75.75 to £77.04

Mobility component lower amount from £28.70 to £29.19

New-style jobseeker's Allowance (weekly)

Under 25s rom £71.70 to £72.92

Over 25s from £90.50 to £92.04

Child benefit (weekly)

Eldest or only child from £25.60 to £26.04

Each additional child £16.95 to £17.24

Maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay (weekly)

From £184.03 to £187.16

Maternity allowance (weekly)

From £184.03 a week to £187.16

Statutory sick pay (weekly)

From £116.75 to £118.73.