Benefit rates 2023/24

Universal credit rates

Standard allowance		£pm
Single	Under 25	292.11
	25 or over	368.74
Couple	Both under 25	458.51
	One or both 25 or over	578.82

Elements
First child (if born before 6 April 2017)		315.00
First child (if born on or after 6 April 2017), second child and each subsequent child who qualifies		269.58
Disabled child addition	Lower rate	146.31
	Higher rate	456.89
Limited capability for work		146.31
Limited capability for work-related activity		390.06
Carer		185.86
Childcare costs	One child	up to 950.92
	Two or more children	up to 1,630.15
	Percentage covered	85%

Capital limits	Lower	Upper
	6,000	16,000
Tariff income: £4.35 per £250 between lower and upper limits

Means-tested benefit rates

Income-related employment and support allowance
	Assessment phase	Main phase
Personal allowances
Single Under 25	67.20	84.80
25 or over	84.80	84.80
Lone parent Under 18	67.20	84.80
18 or over	84.80	84.80
Couple One or both under 18	67.20–133.30	84.80–133.30
Both 18 or over	133.30	133.30
Components
Work-related activity	–	33.70
Support	–	44.70
Premiums
Carer	42.75	42.75
Severe disability (one qualifies)	76.40	76.40
Severe disability (two qualify)	152.80	152.80
Enhanced disability Single	19.55	19.55
Couple	27.90	27.90
Pensioner		–
Couple, no component	173.55	–
Couple, work-related activity component	–	139.85
Couple, support component	–	128.85
Capital limits
As for income support

Pension credit
Guarantee credit
Standard minimum guarantee	Single	201.05
	Couple	306.85
Severe disability addition	One qualifies	76.40
	Two qualify	152.80
Carer addition		42.75
Child addition	Standard amount	61.88
	Standard amount for eldest child born before 6 April 2017	72.31
	Disabled child increase	33.67
	Severely disabled child increase	104.86
Savings credit
Threshold	Single	174.49
	Couple	277.12
Maximum	Single	15.94
	Couple	17.84
Capital disregard
Standard/care homes		10,000
No upper limit
Deemed income: £1 per £500 above disregard

Housing benefit
Personal allowances
Single	Under 25	67.20
	Under 25 (on main phase ESA)	84.80
	25 or over	84.80
Lone parent	Under 18	67.20
	Under 18 (on main phase ESA)	84.80
	18 or over	84.80
Couple	Both under 18	101.50
	Both under 18 (claimant on main phase ESA)	133.30
	One or both 18 or over	133.30
Dependent children	Under 20	77.78
Pension age (and claimant/partner not on IS, income-based JSA, income-related ESA or UC)	Single (reached pension age before 1 April 2021)	217.00
	Single (reached pension age on or after 1 April 2021)	201.05
	Couple (one or both reached pension age before 1 April 2021)	324.70
	Couple (both reached pension age on or after 1 April 2021)	306.85
Components
Work-related activity	–	33.70
Support	–	44.70
Premiums
Carer		42.75
Disability	Single	39.85
	Couple	56.80
Disabled child		74.69
Enhanced disability	Single	19.55
	Couple	27.90
	Child	30.17
Severe disability	One qualifies	76.40
	Two qualify	152.80
Family	Ordinary rate	18.53
	Some lone parents	22.20
Capital limits	Lower	Upper
Standard	6,000	16,000
Care home or over pension age	10,000	16,000
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

Social fund payments
Maternity grant		500.00
Cold weather payment		25.00
Winter fuel payment (over pension age)	Under 80	200.00
	80 or over	300.00
	Care home (under 80)	100.00
	Care home (80 or over)	150.00

Scotland-only payments
Best Start grant
Pregnancy and baby payment	First child	707.25
	Any subsequent child	353.65
Early learning payment		294.70
School-age payment		294.70
Scottish child payment		25.00

Non-means-tested benefit rates

	£pw
Attendance allowance
Higher rate	101.75
Lower rate	68.10
Bereavement benefits
Widowed parent’s allowance/widowed mother’s allowance	139.10
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	76.75
Child benefit
Only/eldest child	24.00
Other child(ren)	15.90
Disability living allowance
Care component
Highest rate	101.75
Middle rate	68.10
Lowest rate	26.90
Mobility component
Higher rate	71.00
Lower rate	26.90
Contributory employment and support allowance
Assessment phase
Under 25	67.20
25 or over	84.80
Main phase
16 or over	84.80
Work-related activity component	33.70
Support component	44.70
Guardian’s allowance	20.40
Short-term incapacity benefit
Under pension age
Lower rate	98.25
Higher rate	116.20
Adult dependant	58.90
Over pension age
Lower rate	124.90
Higher rate	130.20
Adult dependant	72.80
Long-term incapacity benefit	130.20
Age addition (under 35)	13.80
Age addition (35-44)	7.65
Adult dependant	75.65
Industrial injuries disablement benefit	20%: £41.52 to 100%: £207.60
Contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
Under 25	67.20
25 or over	84.80
Maternity allowance
Standard rate	172.48
Personal independence payment
Daily living component
Standard rate	68.10
Enhanced rate	101.75
Mobility component
Standard rate	26.90
Enhanced rate	71.00
Retirement pensions
State pension (full rate)	203.85
Category A	156.20
Category B (widow(er)/surviving civil partner)	156.20
Category B (spouse/civil partner)	93.60
Category D	93.60
Severe disablement allowance	92.20
Age addition (under 40)	13.80
Age addition (40-49)	7.65
Age addition (50-59)	7.65
Adult dependant	45.35
Statutory maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental and parental bereavement pay
Standard rate	172.48
Statutory sick pay	109.40
National insurance contributions
Lower earnings limit	123
Primary threshold	242
Employee’s class 1 rate	12% of £242 to £967
Class 2 rate (self-employed)	2% above £967
Scotland-only payments
Adult disability payment
Daily living component
Standard rate	68.10
Enhanced rate	101.75
Mobility component
Standard rate	26.90
Enhanced rate	71.00
Child disability payment
Care component
Highest rate	101.75
Middle rate	68.10
Lowest rate	26.90
Mobility component
Higher rate	71.00
Lower rate	26.90
Carer’s allowance supplement	270.50 (June 2023)
	270.50 (December 2023)
Child winter heating assistance	235.70
Winter heating payment	55.05
Young carer grant	359.65