DWP confirms new Universal Credit and other benefit payment rates for 2021

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced its new payment rates for next year.

Whether it is Universal Credit, housing benefit and income support - here is how much you will be paid.

The benefit rate will rise by 0.5% and this will come into effect on April 5, BristolLive reports.

See the full list of payment rates from 2021-2022 below.

New DWP benefit payment rates from 2021 - 2022

Weekly rates are shown, unless stated otherwise.

Attendance Allowance

• Higher rate: £89.60 (from £89.15)
• Lower rate: £60 (from £59.70)

Carer's Allowance

• April 2021 rate: £67.60 (from £67.25)

Disability Living Allowance

Care Component

• Highest: £89.60 (from £89.15)
• Middle: £60 (from £59.70)
• Lowest: £23.70 (from £23.60)

Mobility Component

• Higher: £62.55 (from £62.25)
• Lower: £23.70 (from £23.60)

Employment and Support Allowance

• Under 25: £59.20 (from £58.90)
• 25 or over: £74.70 (from £74.35)

Housing benefit

• Under 25: £59.20 (from £58.90)
• 25 or over: £74.70 (from £74.35)
• Entitled to main phase ESA: £74.70 (from £74.35)

Incapacity Benefit (long-term)

• April 2021 rate: £114.70 (from £114.15)

Income Support

• Under 25: £59.20 (from £58.90)
• 25 or over: £74.70 (£74.35)

Jobseeker's Allowance (contributions based)

• Under 25: £59.20 (from £58.90)
• 25 or over: £74.70 (from £74.35)

Jobseeker's Allowance (income-based)

• Under 25: £59.20 (from £58.90)
• 25 or over: £74.70 (from £74.35)

Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental Pay

• Standard rate: £151.97 (from £151.20)

Pension Credit

• Single: £177.10 (from £173.75)
• Couple: £270.30 (from £265.20)

Personal Independence Payment

Daily Living Component

• Enhanced: £89.60 (from £89.15)
• Standard: £60 (from £59.70)

Mobility Component

• Enhanced: £62.55 (from £62.25)
• Standard: £23.70 (from £23.60)

State Pension

• Full New State Pension: £179.60 (from £175.20)
• Basic Old State Pension (Category A or B): £137.60 (from £134.25)

Widow's Pension

• Standard rate: £122.55 (from £121.95)

Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay

• Standard rate: £151.97 (from £151.20)

Statutory Sick Pay

• Standard rate: £96.35 (from £95.85)

Universal Credit (Monthly rates shown)

Standard allowance

Single

• Single under 25: £257.33 (from £256.05)
• Single 25 or over: £324.84 (from £323.22)

Couple

• Joint claimants both under 25: £403.90 (from £401.92)
• Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over: £509.91 (from £507.37)

Child Elements

• First child (born prior to April 6, 2017): £282.50 (from £281.25)
• First child (born on or after April 6, 2017) or second child and subsequent child (where an exception or transitional provision applies): £237.08 (from £235.83)