DWP set for significant changes under Labour with 14 benefit increases to be announced

A total of 14 benefit rises are set to be confirmed in the Labour Party's Budget. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is expected to introduce significant changes under the Labour government, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves promising to put "more pounds in pockets" as part of her plan to "rebuild Britain" after the Tories.

Reeves will say: "My belief in Britain burns brighter than ever. And the prize on offer today is immense. More pounds in people's pockets. An NHS that is there when you need it. An economy that is growing, creating wealth and opportunity for all. Because that is the only way to improve living standards."

Sir Keir Starmer previously told his cabinet that "politics is about choices" and that the budget would "protect the payslips of working people". The benefit rates are expected to rise in line with the consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation from September 2024, resulting in a 1.7 percent increase, reports Birmingham Live.

The 14 benefit rises to be confirmed include:

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 (standard)

Employment Support Allowance

• 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

Pension credit (weekly)

• Single from £218.15 a week to £221.86
• Couples £332.95 to £338.61

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

Carer's Allowance (weekly)

• From £81.90 to £83.29

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.

State pension

• New state pension full rate from £221.20 a week to £230.27
• Old state pension from £169.50 to £176.45