Benefit Increases From April 2023

The tables below show the changes to benefits and the elements of benefits from April 2023 as part of the Government’s changes to aid with the cost of living crisis.

DWP Benefits

Universal Credit

Benefit	Change
Standard allowance	Uprated by 10.1%
Limited capability for work	Uprated by 10.1%
Limited capability for work and work-related activity	Uprated by 10.1%
Child amount	Uprated by 10.1%
Disabled child addition	Uprated by 10.1%
Carer addition	Uprated by 10.1%
Childcare costs	Not uprated – never uprated (aligns with childcare element of Working Tax Credit)
Work allowance	Uprated by 10.1%

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Other DWP Benefits

Benefit	Change
Attendance Allowance	Uprated by 10.1%
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)	Uprated by 10.1%
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)	Uprated by 10.1%
ESA, Income Support & Jobseekers Allowance	Uprated by 10.1%
Carer’s Allowance	Uprated by 10.1%
Carer Premium (in means-tested legacy benefits)	Uprated by 10.1%
Severe Disablement Allowance	Uprated by 10.1%
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit	Uprated by 10.1%
State Pension	Uprated by 10.1%
Pension Credit	Uprated by 10.1%
Statutory Maternity Pay	Uprated by 10.1%
Paternity Pay	Uprated by 10.1%
Parental Pay	Uprated by 10.1%
Adoption Pay	Uprated by 10.1%
Maternity Pay	Uprated by 10.1%
Child Benefit	Uprated by 10.1%
Guardian’s Allowance	Uprated by 10.1%

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Tax Credits

Working Tax Credit

Benefit	Change
Basic element	Uprated by 10.1%
Couple and lone parent element	Uprated by 10.1%
30-hour element	Uprated by 10.1%
Disabled worker element	Uprated by 10.1%
Severe disability element	Uprated by 10.1%
Childcare element of Working Tax Credit	Not uprated – this has been frozen since 2005/06

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Child Tax Credit

Benefit	Change
Family element	Not uprated – £545 since introduction of current Tax Credit system
Child element	Uprated by 10.1%
Disabled Child rate	Uprated by 10.1%
Severely disabled child rate	Uprated by 10.1%

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Income Thresholds & Withdrawal Rates

Benefit	Change
Income threshold	Uprated by 10.1%
Withdrawal rate (percent)	Not uprated by convention
Threshold for those entitled to Child Tax Credit only	Uprated by 10.1%
Income rise disregard	Not uprated
Income fall disregard	Not uprated