New DWP weekly payment rates from April for people on State Pension, Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits

dailyrecord.co.uk:

More than 23 million people across Great Britain receiving the State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will see payment rates for the 2025/26 financial year increase on April 7, 2025.

The New and Basic State Pensions will increase by 4.1 per cent, under the earnings growth measure of the Triple Lock policy, while most working age and disability benefits are going up by the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate figure of 1.7 per cent.

Additional State Pension payments will also rise by the 1.7 per cent CPI figure. Annual uprating letters are sent out to all claimants before the new payment rates start - usually in March - letting people know about the changes - it’s important to keep this somewhere safe as it can often be used as proof of benefit entitlement when applying for other streams of financial support.

Pension Credit, a passport benefit designed to provide additional support for low-income pensioner households, will also rise by 4.1 per cent, taking the average annual award to over £4,000.