Means-tested benefit rates 2021/2022

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Means-tested benefit rates 2021/2022

Income support/income-based jobseeker’s allowance
Personal allowances		£pw
Single	Under 25	59.20
	25 or over	74.70
Lone parent	Under 18	59.20
	18 or over	74.70
Couple	Both under 18 (maximum)	59.20
	One 18 or over (maximum)	117.40
	Both 18 or over	117.40
Premiums
Carer		37.70
Disability	Single	35.10
	Couple	50.05
Enhanced disability	Single	17.20
	Couple	24.60
Severe disability	One qualifies	67.30
	Two qualify	134.60
Income-related employment and support allowance
	Assessment phase	Main phase
Personal allowances
Single: Under 25	59.20	74.70
Single: 25 or over	74.70	74.70
Lone parent: under 18	59.20	74.70
Lone parent: 18 or over	74.70	74.70
Couple: one or both under 18	59.20–117.40	74.70–117.40
Couple: both 18 or over	117.40	117.40
Components
Work-related activity	–	29.70
Support	–	39.40
Premiums
Carer	37.70	37.70
Severe disability (one qualifies)	67.30	67.30
Severe disability (two qualify)	134.60	134.60
Enhanced disability: single	17.20	17.20
Enhanced disability: couple	24.60	24.60
Pensioner		–
Pensioner: couple, no component	152.90	–
Pensioner: couple, work-related activity component	–	123.20
Pensioner: couple, support component	–	113.50
Housing benefit
Personal allowances
Single	Under 25	59.20
	Under 25 (on main phase ESA)	74.70
	25 or over	74.70
Lone parent	Under 18	59.20
	Under 18 (on main phase ESA)	74.70
	18 or over	74.70
Couple	Both under 18	89.45
	Both under 18 (claimant on main phase ESA)	117.40
	One or both 18 or over	117.40
Dependent children	Under 20	68.60
Pension age (and claimant/partner not on IS, income-based JSA, income-related ESA or UC)	Single (reached pension age before 1 April 2021)	191.15
	Single (reached pension age on or after 1 April 2021)	177.10
	Couple (one or both reached pension age before 1 April 2021)	286.05
	Couple (both reached pension age on or after 1 April 2021)	270.30
Components
Work-related activity	–	29.70
Support	–	39.40
Premiums
Carer		37.70
Disability	Single	35.10
	Couple	50.05
Disabled child		65.94
Enhanced disability	Single	17.20
	Couple	24.60
	Child	26.67
Severe disability	One qualifies	67.30
	Two qualify	134.60
Family	Ordinary rate	17.65
	Some lone parents	22.20
Tariff income: £1 per £250 between lower and upper limits; £1 per £500 for those over pension age No upper limit or tariff income for those on pension credit guarantee credit
Scotland-only payments
Best Start grant
Pregnancy and baby payment (lump sum)
	First child	606.00
	Any subsequent child	303.00
Early learning payment (lump sum)		252.50
School-age payment (lump sum)		252.50
Child winter heating assistance (lump sum)		202.00
Scottish child payment		10.00