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2023 benefits rates revealed

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The DWP have now published the uprated benefits rates which will be paid from April 2023.

You can download the full rates tables from this page.

But we’ve given details of some of the most important changes for our readers below:

ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE
Higher rate Increased by £9.35 to £101.75 
Lower rate  Increased by £6.25 £68.10

CARER'S ALLOWANCE
Increased by £7.05 to £76.75

DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE
Care Component
Highest Increased by £9.35 to £101.75 
Middle Increased by £6.25 to £68.10
Lowest Increased by £2.45 to 26.90

Mobility Component
Higher Increased by £6.50 to £71.00
Lower  Increased by £2.45 to 26.90

PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT
Daily Living Component
Enhanced  Increased by £9.35 to £101.75
Standard  Increased by £6.25 to £68.10

Mobility Component
Enhanced  Increased by £6.50 to £71.00
Standard  Increased by £2.45 to 26.90

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    jason lee
    · 1 years ago
    Really hope we get the uplift payment backdated?????
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      Nikki
      · 1 years ago
      @jason lee There is no uplift, it's an increase inline with wages. And why would it be backdated? If you get a pay rise they don't backdate it. 
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    Duncan
    · 1 years ago
    My pip is up for renewal what’s the best way to get help with it
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    Rebecca
    · 1 years ago
    Are tax credits going up? I don’t see them on the gov website list,
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      Mick
      · 1 years ago
      @Rebecca Tax credits are being phased out by 2024 so new rates of personal allowance will need to be obtained via HMRC they will more than likely be encouraged to get you to make new claims to UC if your not already receiving these
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    Elaine Price
    · 1 years ago
    I would like to know why Carers in Scotland and Ireland get £500 (2 x£250), but in England we don't. Why are carers in England and Wales less thought of, we're still tirelessly caring for loved one's and saving the Government and local councils a fortune. 
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      David
      · 1 years ago
      @Ruth Haire You don't get this if you're a carer receiving a carers premium, I.e. if you're over pension age and receive a state pension, it considered an overlapping benefit.

      Oh and for clarity, government will not allow you to defer your state pension if you're receiving carers allowance.
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      Ruth Haire
      · 1 years ago
      @Elaine Price Where did you see that carers in Ireland receive £500, I am a carer in Northern Ireland and I don't get that rate.
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      Jan
      · 1 years ago
      @Elaine Price Ask your MP why the devolved governments think more of their carers.
      Also I now get State pension and do not qualify for Carers Allowance or the Carers extra payment, yet I am still a full time carer. 
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      Suzy
      · 1 years ago
      @Anne I totally agree & thought this for many years…I have to go without to be a full time carer for my daughter, it makes me furious…she actually gets more money than I do!
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      Anne
      · 1 years ago
      @Elaine Price They have devolved governments, who are in control of their countries welfare payments. 
      The Westminster government should answer this question. 
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    Fionn
    · 1 years ago
    I see the capital limits haven't increased ... again. This is a major issue for people on means-tested benefits who need to save their mobility allowance to upgrade a vehicle or replace a powered wheelchair. Motability is a bit of a rip-off if you don't need a lot of specialised adaptations, and anyway it excludes disabled people who need to use their payments to fund both a powered wheelchair and a van to transport it. Using savings or loans is the only option available to us, yet we're allowed to save less and less each year for equipment that gets more and more expensive each year, whilst credit becomes ever more difficult to access.
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      R.Tenant
      · 1 years ago
      @Fionn Well said Fionn, we had decided to get a vehicle with nil or little deposit in 2023 because of unknown heating bills etc. We decided on a Duster because it is the cheapest vehicle on the market that has high seating which I and my wife need. I could not believe that this market cheap car has over a £2000 advanced payment. I can only think Mobility is trying to force customers to go electric, how could it be possible to have such a high tag on a cheap car?
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    AnonymousM
    · 1 years ago
    It says housing benefit is going up in that document, but I heard LHA rates were going to be frozen? Can anyone confirm?
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      Mark
      · 1 years ago
      @AnonymousM The housing benefit section of the document only refers to the amount of disregarded income when housing benefit is calculated (ie. the income disregards have increased with inflation)
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      Angela
      · 1 years ago
      @AnonymousM I heard that also. Best to check with your Local Council. 
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    Aw
    · 1 years ago
    I'm waiting for a review. So mine could go up or I could lose 2/3 of my income. Russian roulette DWP style...
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    valerie
    · 1 years ago
    so if the mobility componet increases  by £6.50 and you have a mobility car on the mobility scheme who gets the £6.50 the claimant or the car hire lease ?
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      Jacqui F.
      · 1 years ago
      @Scott Clarke Scott, although I agree with you about the benefits of motability and what you get for your money but, the advanced payments which, are extortionate to say the least are, pricing a lot of disabled people out of even using their PIP money to get a car.
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      Scott Clarke
      · 1 years ago
      @JD Do you not realise the benefits of Motability? You do not pay for tyres, insurance, annual servicing or any repairs whatsoever for your current £64.50 per week, or £279.50 per calendar month!
      Please tell me how you do not benefit immeasurably from that, as I most certainly do??!! My car would cost north of £400 per month on a 3 year lease, without all the added benefits that Motability affords me so I seriously think you are being a little disingenuous with your comments!!
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      Sylina
      · 1 years ago
      @valerie Sadly it’s the car hire lease. You don’t ever see any of the extra money yourself. 
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      Dean
      · 1 years ago
      @valerie Mobility gets all of the payment, unless you've signed up for a car at a lower, specific price. A few basic models allow you to do that. Motability are ultimately a charity, any extra money they receive will either reduce future lease costs, or will be returned to customers in some sort of payment, or a mixture of both. 
      You can request that Motability cease your lease early, if you'd rather have the money, now it's increased somewhat. They do allow that to happen when circumstances change so much hardship is suffered by the vehicle leaser.
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      Billy
      · 1 years ago
      @JD It's a charity so nobody will gain in motability.

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