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Other means-tested benefit rates 2022/23

Income support/income-based jobseeker’s allowance
Personal allowances		£pw
Single	Under 25	61.05
	25 or over	77.00
Lone parent	Under 18	61.05
	18 or over	77.00
Couple	Both under 18 (maximum)	92.20
	One 18 or over (maximum)	121.05
	Both 18 or over	121.05
Premiums
Carer		38.85
Disability	Single	36.20
	Couple	51.60
Enhanced disability	Single	17.75
	Couple	25.35
Severe disability	One qualifies	69.40
	Two qualify	138.80
Income-related employment and support allowance
	Assessment phase	Main phase
Personal allowances
Single Under 25	61.05	77.00
25 or over	77.00	77.00
Lone parent Under 18	61.05	77.00
18 or over	77.00	77.00
Couple One or both under 18	61.05–121.05	77.00–121.05
Both 18 or over	121.05	121.05
Components
Work-related activity	–	30.60
Support	–	40.60
Premiums
Carer	38.85	38.85
Severe disability (one qualifies)	69.40	69.40
Severe disability (two qualify)	138.80	138.80
Enhanced disability Single	17.75	17.75
Couple	25.35	25.35
Pensioner		–
Couple, no component	157.65	–
Couple, work-related activity component	–	127.05
Couple, support component	–	117.05
Housing benefit
Personal allowances
Single	Under 25	61.05
	Under 25 (on main phase ESA)	77.00
	25 or over	77.00
Lone parent	Under 18	61.05
	Under 18 (on main phase ESA)	77.00
	18 or over	77.00
Couple	Both under 18	92.20
	Both under 18 (claimant on main phase ESA)	121.05
	One or both 18 or over	121.05
Dependent children	Under 20	70.80
Pension age (and claimant/partner not on IS, income-based JSA, income-related ESA or UC)	Single (reached pension age before 1 April 2021)	197.10
	Single (reached pension age on or after 1 April 2021)	182.60
	Couple (one or both reached pension age before 1 April 2021)	294.90
	Couple (both reached pension age on or after 1 April 2021)	278.70
Components
Work-related activity	–	30.60
Support	–	40.60
Premiums
Carer		38.85
Disability	Single	36.20
	Couple	51.60
Disabled child		68.04
Enhanced disability	Single	17.75
	Couple	25.35
	Child	27.44
Severe disability	One qualifies	69.40
	Two qualify	138.80
Family	Ordinary rate	17.85
	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	642.35
	Any subsequent child	321.20
Early learning payment (lump sum)		267.65
School-age payment (lump sum)		267.65
Child winter heating assistance (lump sum)		214.10
Scottish child payment		20.00