A number of other Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) benefits, such as Attendance Allowance and PIP will also rise by the same figure.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said today that benefits including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and Pension Credit will rise in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September next year

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced three steps "to ensure welfare spending is more sustainable"

Ms Reeves said she will crack down on fraud in the UK’s welfare system, as part of reforms to ensure welfare spending is “more sustainable”.