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Non-means-tested benefit rates 2021/22
£pw
Attendance allowance
Higher rate
89.60
Lower rate
60.00
Bereavement benefits
Bereavement support payment
Higher rate
Lump sum
3,500
Monthly amount
350.00
Standard rate
Lump sum
2,500
Monthly amount
100.00
Carer’s allowance
67.60
Carer’s allowance supplement (Scotland only)
231.40 (June 2021)
231.40 (December 2021)
Young carer grant (Scotland only)
308.15
Child benefit
Only/eldest child
21.15
Other child(ren)
14.00
Disability living allowance
Care component
Highest rate
89.60
Middle rate
60.00
Lowest rate
23.70
Mobility component
Higher rate
62.55
Lower rate
23.70
Contributory employment and support allowance
Assessment phase
Under 25
59.20
25 or over
74.70
Main phase
16 or over
74.70
Work-related activity component
29.70
Support component
39.40
Guardian’s allowance
18.00
Contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
Under 25
59.20
25 or over
74.70
Maternity allowance
Standard rate
151.97
Personal independence payment
Daily living component
Standard rate
60.00
Enhanced rate
89.60
Mobility component
Standard rate
23.70
Enhanced rate
62.55
Retirement pensions
State pension (full rate)
179.60
Category A
137.60
Statutory maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental and parental bereavement pay
Standard rate
151.97
Statutory sick pay
96.35