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Benefit and pension rates 2022/2023 weekly rates unless otherwise stated ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE higher rate lower rate BENEFIT CAP - rates introduced November 2016 Annual level of Benefit Cap (Greater London) Couples (with or without children) or single claimants with a child of qualifying age Single adult households without children Annual level of Benefit Cap (Rest of Great Britain) Couples (with or without children) or single claimants with a child of qualifying age Single adult households without children Monthly equivalent (Greater London) Couples (with or without children) or single claimants with a child of qualifying age Single adult households without children Monthly equivalent (Rest of Great Britain) Couples (with or without children) or single claimants with a child of qualifying age Single adult households without children Weekly equivalent (Greater London) Couples (with or without children) or single claimants with a child of qualifying age Single adult households without children Weekly equivalent (Rest of Great Britain) Couples (with or without children) or single claimants with a child of qualifying age Single adult households without children RATES 2021/22 89.60 60.00 RATES 2022/23 92.40 61.85 23000.00 15410.00 23000.00 15410.00 20000.00 13400.00 20000.00 13400.00 1916.67 1284.17 1666.67 1116.67 442.31 296.35 384.62 257.69 1916.67 1284.17 1666.67 1116.67 442.31 296.35 384.62 257.69 BEREAVEMENT BENEFIT (for deaths between 9 April 2001 & 5 April 2017) Widowed Parent's Allowance 122.55 126.35
 BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PAYMENT (for deaths occurring on or after 6 April 2017) Standard rate (lump sum) Standard rate monthly payments Higher rate (lump sum) Higher rate monthly payments 2500.00 100.00 3500.00 350.00 2500.00 100.00 3500.00 350.00 CAPITAL LIMITS - rules common to Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-related Employment & Support Allowance and Housing Benefit unless otherwise stated upper limit Amount disregarded Child disregard - (not Employment & Support Allowance or Housing
 Benefit) Amount disregarded (living in RC/NH) 16000.00 6000.00 3000.00 10000.00 16000.00 6000.00 3000.00 10000.00 CAPITAL LIMITS - rules common to Pension Credit and Housing Benefit upper limit - Pension Credit and those getting Housing Benefit and Pension Credit Guarantee Credit Amount disregarded - Pension Credit and Housing Benefit for those above the qualifying age for Pension Credit Amount disregarded (living in RC/NH) Tariff Income £1 for every £250, or part thereof, between the amount of capital disregarded and the capital upper limit Tariff income - Pension Credit and Housing Benefit where claimant / partner is over State Pension age £1 for every £500, or part thereof, above or between the amount of capital disregarded and any capital upper limit applicable No limit No limit 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 CARER'S ALLOWANCE 67.60 69.70 DEDUCTIONS - rules common to Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit and Housing Benefit unless stated otherwise Non-dependant deductions from housing benefit and from IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and Pension Credit aged 25 and over in receipt of IS and JSA(IB), or any age in receipt of main phase ESA(IR), aged 18 or over, not in remunerative work aged 18 or over and in remunerative work gross income: less than £154 gross income: £154 to £223.99 gross income: £224 to £291.99 gross income: £292 to £388.99 gross income: £389 to £483.99 gross income: £484 and above Deductions from
 housing benefit Service charges for fuel heating hot water lighting cooking 15.95 16.45 15.95 36.65 50.30 82.30 93.70 102.85 34.30 4.00 2.75 4.00 16.45 37.80 51.85 84.85 96.60 106.05 35.25 4.10 2.85 4.10 Amount ineligible for meals three or more meals a day single claimant each person in family aged 16 or over each child under 16 less than three meals a day single claimant each person in family aged 16 or over each child under 16 breakfast only - claimant and each member of the family Amount for personal
 expenses (not HB) Third party deductions from IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and Pension Credit for; arrears of housing, fuel and water costs Council Tax etc.
and deductions for ELDS and ILS.

Child Maintenance Deduction arrears of Community Charge court order against claimant court order against couple fine or compensation order standard rate lower rate Maximum deduction rates for recovery of overpayments (not JSA(C)/ESA(C)) ordinary overpayments Fraud Overpayments Housing Benefit / CTB only Benefits (not HB or Council Tax) Deductions from JSA(C) and ESA (C) Arrears of Comm.
Charge & overpayment recovery Age 16 - 24 Age 25 + Arrears of Council Tax & Fines Age 16 - 24 Age 25 + Maximum deduction for arrears of Child Maintenance Age 16 - 24 Age 25 + Sanction reduction rate for New Style ESA&JSA under 25 25 and over Sanction reduction rate for income related ESA&JSA Personal Allowance will be reduced in full when customer is subject to a sanction Dependency Increases Adult dependency increases for spouse or person looking after children - payable with; long term Incapacity Benefit Unemployability Supplement.
Severe Disablement Allowance short-term Incapacity Benefit (over state pension age) short-term Incapacity Benefit (under State Pension age) Child Dependency Increases - payable with; State Pension; Widowed Mothers/Parents Allowance; short-term Incapacity benefit - higher rate or over state pension age; long-term Incapacity Benefit; Carer's Allowance; Severe Disablement Unemployability Supplement.
66.65 67.60 39.95 64.10 51.90 11.35 68.70 69.70 41.20 66.10 53.50 11.35 NB - The rate of child dependency increase is adjusted where it is payable for the eldest child for whom child benefit is also paid.

The weekly rate in such cases is reduced by the difference (less £3.65) between the ChB rates for the eldest and subsequent children.
8.00 8.00 DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE Care Component Highest Middle Lowest Mobility Component Higher Lower DISREGARDS Housing Benefit Earnings disregards standard (single claimant) couple higher (special occupations/circumstances) lone parent childcare charges childcare charges (2 or more children) permitted work higher permitted work lower Other Income disregards adult maintenance disregard war disablement pension and war widows pension widowed mothers/parents allowance Armed Forces Compensation Scheme student loan student's covenanted income income from boarders (plus 50% of the balance) additional earnings disregard income from subtenants (£20 fixed from April 08) 17.10 20.00 17.10 20.00 Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA(IR)) and Pension Credit Earnings disregards standard (single claimant) (not ESA(IR)) couple (not ESA(IR)) higher (special occupations/circumstances) partner of claimant (ESA(IR)) Other Income disregards war disablement pension and war widows pension widowed mothers/parents allowance Armed Forces Compensation Scheme student loan (not Pension Credit) student's covenanted income (not Pension Credit) income from boarders (plus 50% of the balance) income from subtenants (£20 fixed from
 April 08) EARNINGS RULES Carer's Allowance Limit of earnings from councillor's allowance permitted work earnings limit - higher - lower Industrial Injuries unemployability supplement permitted earnings level (annual amount) Earnings level at which adult dependency increases (ADI) are affected with: short-term incapacity benefit where claimant is (a) under state pension age (b) over state pension age long term incapacity benefit severe disablement allowance, unemployability supplement - payable when dependant
 (a) is living with claimant (b) still qualifies for the tapered earnings rule Earnings level at which ADI is affected when dependant is not living with claimant: long-term incapacity benefit unemployability supplement severe disablement allowance Earnings level at which child dependency increases are affected for first child additional amount for each subsequent child Pension income threshold for incapacity benefit pension income threshold for contributory employment & support allowance 5.00 10.00 20.00 20.00 (maximum) 5.00 10.00 20.00 20.00 (maximum) EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE Personal Allowances Single under 25 25 or over lone parent under 18 18 or over couple both under 18 both under 18 with child both under 18 (main phase) both under 18 with child (main phase) one 18 or over, one under 18 (certain conditions apply) both over 18 claimant under 25, partner under 18 claimant 25 or over, partner under 18 claimant (main phase), partner under 18 Premiums enhanced disability single couple severe disability single couple (lower rate) couple (higher rate) carer pensioner single with work-related activity component single with support component single with no component couple with work-related
 activity component couple with support component couple with no component Components Work-related Activity Support HOUSING BENEFIT Personal Allowances single under 25 25 or over entitled to main phase ESA lone parent under 25.35
121.05 121.05 61.05 77.00 77.00 17.75 25.35 69.40 69.40 138.80 38.85 75.00 65.00 105.60 127.05 117.05 157.65 30.60 40.60 61.05 77.00 77.00 61.05 18 or over entitled to main phase ESA couple both under 18 one or both 18 or over claimant entitled to main phase ESA dependent children single / lone parent - state pension age or over couple - state pension age or over single / lone parent - reached state pension age on or after 1 April 2021 couple - both reached state pension age on or after 1 April 2021 for the claimant and the other party to the marriage where one or more members of the marriage are state pension age or over for each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant and one or more of the members are state pension age or over If the claimant is a member of a polygamous marriage and all of the members of the marriage have attained pensionable age on or after 1 April 2021 For the claimant and the other party to the marriage For each additional spouse who is a member of the same household as the claimant Premiums family family (lone parent rate) disability single couple enhanced disability single disabled child couple severe disability single couple (lower rate) couple (higher rate) disabled child carer ESA components work-related activity support 182.60
92.20 121.05 121.05 70.80 197.10 294.90 182.60 278.70 294.90 97.80 278.70 96.10 17.85 22.20 36.20 51.60 17.75 27.44 25.35 69.40 69.40 138.80 68.04 38.85 30.60 40.60 INCAPACITY BENEFIT Long-term Incapacity Benefit Short-term Incapacity Benefit (under state pension age) lower rate higher rate Short-term Incapacity Benefit (over state pension age) lower rate higher rate 114.70 118.25 86.55 102.40 110.05 114.70 89.25 105.55 113.45 118.25 Increase of Long-term Incapacity Benefit for age higher rate lower rate Invalidity Allowance (Transitional) higher rate
 middle rate lower rate INCOME SUPPORT Personal Allowances single under 25 25 or over lone parent under 18 18 or over couple both under 18 both under 18 - higher rate one under 18, one under 25 one under 18, one 25 and over both 18 or over dependent children Premiums family / lone parent pensioner (applies to couples only) disability single couple enhanced disability single disabled child couple severe disability single couple (lower rate) couple (higher rate) disabled child carer Relevant sum for strikers INDUSTRIAL DEATH BENEFIT Widow's pension higher rate lower rate Widower's pension INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT Standard rate 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 Maximum life gratuity (lump sum) Unemployability Supplement increase for early incapacity higher rate middle rate lower rate Maximum reduced earnings allowance Maximum retirement allowance Constant attendance allowance exceptional rate intermediate rate normal maximum rate part-time rate Exceptionally severe disablement allowance JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE Contribution based JSA - Personal Rates under 25 25 or over
 Income-based JSA - Personal Allowances under 25 25 or over lone parent under 18 18 or over couple both under 18 both under 18 - higher rate one under 18, one under 25 one under 18, one 25 and over both 18 or over dependent children Premiums family / lone parent pensioner single couple 59.20
disability single couple enhanced disability single disabled child couple severe disability single couple (lower rate) couple (higher rate) disabled child carer Prescribed sum for strikers MATERNITY ALLOWANCE Standard rate MA threshold PENSION CREDIT Standard minimum guarantee single couple Additional amount for severe disability single couple (one qualifies) couple (both qualify) Additional amount for carers Savings credit threshold - single threshold - couple maximum - single maximum - couple Children First child born before 6 April 2017 Subsequent children Disabled child Lower rate Higher rate Amount for claimant and first spouse in polygamous marriage Additional amount for additional spouse Non-State Pensions (for Pension Credit purposes) Statutory minimum increase to non-state pensions PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT Daily living component Enhanced Standard Mobility component Enhanced Standard 30.58
38.85 158.47 251.70 14.48 16.20 66.85 56.35 30.58 95.48 278.70 96.10 0.50% 3.10% 89.60 60.00 62.55 23.70 92.40 61.85 64.50 24.45 SEVERE DISABLEMENT ALLOWANCE Basic rate Age-related addition (from Dec 90) Higher rate Middle rate Lower rate STATE PENSION New State Pension Full rate Transitional rate below full rate Protected Payment Increments - own (based on deferred new State Pension) Increments - inherited (based on deferred old State Pension) Old State Pension Category A or B basic pension Category B (lower) basic pension - spouse or civil partner's
 insurance Category C or D - non-contributory Additional pension Maximum additional pension (own + inherited) Increments to:- Basic pension Additional pension Graduated Retirement Benefit (GRB) Inheritable lump sum Contracted-out Deduction from AP in respect of pre-April 1988 contracted-out earnings Contracted-out Deduction from AP in respect of contracted-out earnings from April 1988 to 1997 Graduated Retirement Benefit (unit) Increase of long term incapacity for age Addition at age 80 Increase of Long-term incapacity for age higher rate lower rate Invalidity Allowance (Transitional) for State Pension recipients higher rate middle rate lower rate STATUTORY ADOPTION PAY Earnings threshold Standard Rate STATUTORY MATERNITY PAY Earnings threshold Standard rate 81.25 12.15 6.75 6.75 179.60 2.5114% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 137.60 82.45 82.45 0.50% 180.31 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% 0.50% Nil Nil 3.00% 0.1492 3.10% 0.25 24.15 12.10 24.15 15.50 7.75 123.00 156.66 123.00 156.66 STATUTORY PATERNITY PAY Earnings threshold Standard Rate STATUTORY SHARED PARENTAL PAY Earnings threshold Standard rate STATUTORY PARENTAL BEREAVEMENT PAY Earnings threshold Standard rate STATUTORY SICK PAY Earnings threshold Standard rate UNIVERSAL CREDIT (monthly rates) Universal Credit Minimum Amount 120.00 151.97 120.00
 151.97 120.00 151.97 120.00 96.35 123.00 156.66 123.00 156.66 123.00 156.66 123.00 99.35 0.01 0.01 Universal Credit Amounts Standard allowance Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over Child amounts First child (born prior to 6 April 2017) First child (born on or after 6 April 2017)/ second child and subsequent child (where an exception or transitional provision applies) Disabled child additions Lower rate addition Higher rate
 addition Limited Capability for Work amount Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity amount Carer amount Childcare costs amount Maximum for one child Maximum for two or more children Non-dependants' housing cost contributions Work allowances Higher work allowance (no housing amount) One or more dependent children or limited capability for work Lower work allowance One or more dependent children or limited capability for work 257.33 324.84 403.93 509.91 282.50 237.08 128.89 402.41 128.89 343.63 163.73 646.35 1108.04 75.53 515 increased to 557 from 24.11.21 293 increased to 335 from 24.11.21 265.31 334.91 416.45 525.72 290.00 244.58 132.89 414.88 132.89 354.28 168.81 646.35 1108.04 77.87 573.00 344.00 UC Daily Reduction 100% reduction rate Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 (per sanctioned claimant) 8.40 10.60 8.70 11.00 6.60 6.80 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over and one is sanctioned (per sanctioned claimant) 40% reduction rate Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 (per sanctioned claimant) Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over (per sanctioned claimant) Third Party Deductions at 5% of UC Standard Allowance (excludes deductions for rent and service charges included in rent) Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over Minimum deductions for rent and service charges included in rent at 10% of
 UC Standard Allowance (10% minimum introduced from Nov 2014) Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over Maximum deductions for rent and service charges included in rent at 20% of UC Standard Allowance (20% maximum introduced from Nov 2014) Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over Overall Maximum deduction Rate at 25% of UC Standard Allowance: Single Single
 under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over Fraud Overpayments, Recoverable Hardship Payments and Administrative Penalties at 25% of UC Standard Allowance Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over Ordinary Overpayments and Civil Penalties at 15% of UC Standard Allowance Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over Ordinary Overpayments and Civil Penalties at 25% of UC Standard Allowance if claimant's and/or partner's earnings are over the Work Allowance Single Single under 25 Single 25 or over Couple Joint claimants both under 25 Joint claimants, one or both 25 or over Child Maintenance Deduction CAPITAL LIMIT - Universal Credit Upper limit Amount disregarded 38.60 48.73 60.59 76.49 64.33 81.21 100.98 127.48 36.40 39.80 50.24 62.47 78.86 66.33 83.73 104.11 131.43 36.40 16000.00 6000.00 16000.00 6000.00 Assumed income from capital for every £250 or part thereof, between capital disregard and upper capital limit 4.35 4.35 WIDOW'S BENEFIT Widowed mother's allowance
 Widow's pension standard rate age-related age 37.91