{"id":70635,"date":"2023-11-25T12:36:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T12:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=70635"},"modified":"2023-11-25T12:36:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T12:36:21","slug":"millions-on-benefits-including-universal-credit-to-get-up-to-600-payment-boost-next-year-jeremy-hunt-to-confirm-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/millions-on-benefits-including-universal-credit-to-get-up-to-600-payment-boost-next-year-jeremy-hunt-to-confirm-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions on benefits including Universal Credit to get up to \u00a3600 payment boost next year, Jeremy Hunt to confirm | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

MILLIONS of households on benefits, including Universal Credit, are expected to get a payment boost worth \u00a3600 next year.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Hunt is expected to confirm that benefit payments will increase in line with\u00a0inflation in today's Autumn Statement.<\/p>\n

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The payment boost will come into effect in April 2024 and the average family on\u00a0Universal Credit\u00a0will be around \u00a3600 a year better off.<\/p>\n

The Department for Work and\u00a0Pensions\u00a0(DWP) usually uses\u00a0September's inflation figures\u00a0to make the decision on uprating benefit and pension payments from the following April.<\/p>\n

However, there were concerns that the government was planning to use a lower inflationary figure to uprate welfare payments.<\/p>\n

The yearly\u00a0inflation rate for September\u00a0came in at 6.7%, compared to\u00a04.6% for October.<\/p>\n

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How much could Universal Credit go up?<\/h2>\n

There are more than five million people claiming Universal Credit.<\/p>\n

The current standard allowance for single UC claimants under the age of 25 is \u00a3292.11 a month. <\/p>\n

This will increase by 6.7% to \u00a3311.68 – an increase of \u00a319.57.<\/p>\n

The standard allowance for single claimants over the age of 25 is \u00a3368.74 a month.<\/p>\n

This means payments will increase by \u00a324.71 a month to \u00a3393.45.<\/p>\n

If you live with your partner and are both under 25, your monthly payment will increase from \u00a3458.51 to \u00a3489.23 – a rise of \u00a330.72.<\/p>\n

If you live with your partner and either of you are 25 or over, you could see a rise of \u00a338.78 from \u00a3578.82 to \u00a3617.60 a month.<\/p>\n

Of course, how much extra you'll get a month depends on your current benefit level.<\/p>\n

To calculate yours, simply multiply your monthly benefit amount by 1.067.<\/p>\n

While the government is yet to confirm the full list of benefits to rise, the following are also legally required to have their payments rise with the previous September's rate of inflation each April:<\/p>\n