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Universal Credit, Child Benefit and more benefit payments set to increase
Universal Credit payments will rise 6.2% including a 2.3% top-up, while some health-related benefits will be frozen or cut under changes to support claimants.
- Next year, millions of benefit claimants across the UK will see higher DWP payments from April 2026 after the Universal Credit Act became law earlier this month.
- The Universal Credit Act's new rules require Universal Credit to rise with inflation plus a cash top‑up for at least four years.
- • For a couple where one or both are aged 25+, the weekly allowance rises from £145 to £154, a £9 increase, and single claimants aged 25 or over will see their allowance rise from £92 to £98, a £6 increase.
- Amid the rises, the Universal Credit health element will be frozen and halved from next April until 2029-30, while the state pension should rise by 4.8% under the triple lock, boosting payments by around £500 a year.
- PIP recipients should see daily living and mobility rates rise with inflation in England and Wales, while Child Benefit covers around 7 million families and 13 million children.
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