you can find out more about these here<\/a>.<\/p>\nAttendance AllowanceHigher rate: \u00a3114.60Lower rate: \u00a376.70Bereavement<\/p>\n
Bereavement Benefit – for deaths between 9 April 2001 & 5 April 2017<\/p>\n
Widowed Parent’s Allowance: \u00a3156.65<\/p>\n
Bereavement Support Payment<\/p>\n
Standard rate (lump sum): \u00a32,500Standard rate monthly payments: \u00a3100Higher rate (lump sum): \u00a33,500Higher rate monthly payments: \u00a3350Carer’s AllowanceDisability Living Allowance<\/p>\n
Care component<\/p>\n
Highest: \u00a3114.60Middle: \u00a376.70Lowest: \u00a330.30<\/p>\n
Mobility component<\/p>\n
Higher: \u00a380Lower: \u00a330.30Employment and Support AllowanceContributory and New Style ESA – Personal Allowances<\/p>\n
Single<\/p>\n
Under 25: \u00a375.6525 or over: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Lone parent<\/p>\n
Under 18: \u00a375.6518 or over: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Couple<\/p>\n
Both under 18: \u00a375.65Both under 18 with child: \u00a3114.35Both under 18 (main phase): \u00a395.55Both under 18 with child (main phase): \u00a3150.15One 18 or over, one under 18 (certain conditions apply): \u00a3150.15Both over 18: \u00a3150.15Claimant under 25, partner under 18: \u00a375.65Claimant 25 or over, partner under 18: \u00a395.55Claimant (main phase), partner under 18: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Components<\/p>\n
Work related activity: \u00a337.95Support: \u00a350.35Income Related ESA – Personal Allowances<\/p>\n
Single<\/p>\n
Under 25: \u00a377.5225 or over: \u00a397.75<\/p>\n
Lone parent<\/p>\n
Under 18: \u00a377.5218 or over: \u00a397.75<\/p>\n
Couple<\/p>\n
Both under 18: \u00a377.52Both under 18 with child: \u00a3117.Both under 18 (main phase): \u00a397.75Both under 18 with child (main phase): \u00a3153.61One 18 or over, one under 18 (certain conditions apply): \u00a3153.61Both over 18: \u00a3153.61Claimant under 25, partner under 18: \u00a377.52Claimant 25 or over, partner under 18: \u00a397.75Claimant (main phase), partner under 18: \u00a397.75Income Related ESA – Premiums<\/p>\n
Enhanced disability<\/p>\n
Single: \u00a322Couple: \u00a331.40<\/p>\n
Severe disability<\/p>\n
Single: \u00a386.05Couple (lower rate): \u00a386.05Couple (higher rate): \u00a3172.10Carer: \u00a348.15<\/p>\n
Pensioner<\/p>\n
Single with work-related activity component: \u00a3105.90Single with support component \u00a393.95Single with no component: \u00a3142.45Couple with work-related activity component: \u00a3176.55Couple with support component: \u00a3164.60Couple with no component: \u00a3213.10<\/p>\n
Components<\/p>\n
Work related activity: \u00a336.55Support: \u00a348.50Housing BenefitPersonal Allowances<\/p>\n
Single<\/p>\n
Under 25: \u00a375.6525 or over: \u00a395.55Entitled to main phase ESA: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Lone parent<\/p>\n
Under 18: \u00a375.6518 or over: \u00a395.55Entitled to main phase ESA: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Couple<\/p>\n
Both under 18: \u00a3114.35One or both 18 or over: \u00a3150.15Claimant entitled to main phase ESA: \u00a3150.15<\/p>\n
Dependent children<\/p>\n
State Pension Age<\/p>\n
Single or lone parent (State Pension age or over): \u00a3256.00Couple (State Pension age or over): \u00a3383.35Single or lone parent (reached state pension age on or after 1 April 2021): \u00a3238.00Couple (both reached state pension age on or after 1 April 2021): \u00a3363.25For the claimant and the other party to the marriage where one or more members of the marriage are State Pension age or over: \u00a3383.35For each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant and one or more of the members are State Pension age or over: \u00a3127.35Incapacity BenefitLong-term Incapacity Benefit: \u00a3146.60Short-term Incapacity Benefit (under state pension age) – Lower rate: \u00a3110.70, Higher rate: \u00a3130.90Short-term Incapacity Benefit (over state pension age) – Lower rate: \u00a3140.65, Higher rate: \u00a3146.60Income SupportPersonal Allowances<\/p>\n
Single<\/p>\n
Under 25: \u00a375.6525 or over: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Lone parent<\/p>\n
Under 18: \u00a375.6518 or over: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Couple<\/p>\n
Both under 18: \u00a375.65Both under 18 – higher rate: \u00a3114.35One under 18, one under 25: \u00a375.65One under 18, one 25 and over: \u00a395.55Both 18 or over: \u00a3150.15<\/p>\n
Dependent children<\/p>\n
Industrial Death Benefit<\/p>\n
Widow\u2019s pension<\/p>\n
Higher rate: \u00a3184.90Lower rate: \u00a355.47Widower\u2019s pension: \u00a3184.90<\/p>\n
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit<\/p>\n
Standard rate: This is between \u00a346.78 and \u00a3233.90 depending on your award level.![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/12_Couple-managing-the-home-finances.jpg\")
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Millions of people rely on DWP benefits(Image: Getty )<\/p>\n
There are other premiums available depending on your circumstances.<\/p>\n
Jobseeker’s AllowanceContribution based JSA – Personal Rates<\/p>\n
Single<\/p>\n
Under 25: \u00a375.6525 or over: \u00a395.55Income-based JSA – Personal Allowances<\/p>\n
Single<\/p>\n
Under 25: \u00a375.6525 or over: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Lone parent<\/p>\n
Under 18: \u00a375.6518 or over: \u00a395.55<\/p>\n
Couple<\/p>\n
Both under 18: \u00a375.65Both under 18 – higher rate: \u00a3114.35One under 18, one under 25: \u00a375.65One under 18, one 25 and over: \u00a395.55Both 18 or over: \u00a3150.15<\/p>\n
Dependent children:<\/p>\n
Maternity AllowanceStandard rate: \u00a3194.32Maternity Allowance threshold: \u00a330.00Pension Credit<\/p>\n
Standard minimum guarantee<\/p>\n
Single: \u00a3238.00Couple: \u00a3363.25<\/p>\n
Additional amount for severe disability<\/p>\n
Single: \u00a386.05Couple (one qualifies): \u00a386.05Couple (both qualify): \u00a3172.10<\/p>\n
Additional amount for carers<\/p>\n
Personal Independence Payment<\/p>\n
Daily living component<\/p>\n
Enhanced: \u00a3114.60Standard: \u00a376.70<\/p>\n
Mobility component<\/p>\n
Enhanced: \u00a380.00Standard: \u00a330.30Severe Disablement AllowanceState Pension<\/p>\n
New State Pension<\/p>\n
Old State Pension<\/p>\n
Category A or B basic pension: \u00a3184.90Category B (lower) basic pension – spouse or civil partner\u2019s insurance: \u00a3110.75Category C or D – non-contributory: \u00a3110.75Statutory Adoption PayEarnings threshold \u00a3129.00Standard Rate: \u00a3194.32Statutory Maternity PayEarnings threshold: \u00a3129.00Standard rate: \u00a3194.32Statutory Neonatal PayEarnings threshold: \u00a3129.00Standard rate: \u00a3194.32Statutory Paternity PayEarnings threshold: \u00a3129.00Standard rate: \u00a3194.32Statutory Shared Parental PayEarnings threshold: \u00a3129.00Standard rate: \u00a3194.32Statutory Parental Bereavement PayEarnings threshold: \u00a3129.00Standard rate: \u00a3194.32Statutory Sick PayUniversal Credit (UC) (monthly rates)UC Amounts – Standard allowance<\/p>\n
Single<\/p>\n
Single under 25: \u00a3338.58Single 25 or over: \u00a3424.90<\/p>\n
Couple<\/p>\n
Joint claimants both under 25: \u00a3528.34Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over \u00a3666.97<\/p>\n
Child amounts<\/p>\n
First child (born prior to 6 April 2017): \u00a3351.88First child (born on or after 6 April 2017 \/ second child and subsequent child (where an exception or transitional provision applies): \u00a3303.94<\/p>\n
Disabled child additions<\/p>\n
Lower rate addition: \u00a3164.79Higher rate addition: \u00a3514.71Widow\u2019s BenefitWidowed mother\u2019s allowance: \u00a3156.65Widow\u2019s pension<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The DWP has published its list of new payments across all of its available benefits including Attendance Allowance,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[4029,84,2219,32963,4176,4174,4175,2221,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-377072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-benefits","tag-business","tag-department-for-work-and-pensions","tag-disability-living-allowance","tag-finance","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance","tag-state-pension","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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