A wide variety of benefit payments will receive an increase in the coming weeks
Every year, benefits increase in line with the inflation rates recorded for the previous September. In September 2022, the Consumer Price Index was marked at 10.1 per cent. During his Autumn Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the changes to benefits rates, which will reportedly cost the government £11 billion.
He told the House of Commons: "There have also been some representations to keep the uplift to working age and disability benefits below the level of inflation given the financial constraints we face."But that would not be consistent with our commitment to protect the most vulnerable so today I also commit to uprate such benefits by inflation with an increase of 10.1 per cent. That is an expensive commitment costing £11billion.
Which benefits and pensions will be increased? Here's a breakdown of all the benefits receiving a 10.1 per cent uprate in April.
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