The Labor government has announced an increase in disability benefit rates by increasing the working age allowance. The 1.7% increase in DLA would help disabled people with care and mobility costs with PIP (if eligible), so people from the UK should check the rate of increase here.
DLA £749 Boost payments
In the latest DWP benefit rates update, Secretary of State for Work Pensions Liz Kendall confirmed a 1.7% rise in PIP and DLA benefit rates. The benefit rates will be reflected in payments to PIP and DLA recipients from April 2025, according to the announcement.
The announced increase in benefit rates was based on the increase in the consumer price index in September. The DWP reviews State Pension and State Benefit rates every year to ensure they are in line with inflation and that recipients are receiving enough support to deal with the rising cost of living.
DLA payments have two components: care and mobility, and recipients who are eligible for either or both components receive a benefit. DLA processes payments to recipients every four weeks, and if you get the highest rate for the care and mobility components of DLA, you will receive a maximum of £749.80 from April 2025.
The £749 increase in payment is a potential increase for someone who qualifies for the highest rate of the care and mobility component. Users should be aware that the actual increase may vary from person to person depending on the component they qualify for and their level of difficulty.
New DLA rates effective from April 2025
Now, based on the 1.7% increase effective from April 2025, DLA recipients will receive the following payments:
Care component
- The lowest weekly price for a level of help when you need to prepare meals would rise to £29.20 from £28.70 (current rate).
- The average weekly rate would rise to £73.89 from £72.65 (current exchange rate) when you need constant or frequent monitoring duringMr day or night.
- The top weekly rate would rise to £110.40 from £108.55 (the current rate) when you need someone’s round-the-clock supervision or when you only have 12 months to live.
Mobility component:
When you need help getting around, can’t walk short distances, or have difficulty walking, you qualify for the mobility component. When you have no legs or are rated as 100% or at least 80% blind, you can also use the mobility component. These are the DLA rates you will receive from April 2025:
- The lower weekly price will rise to £29.20 from £28.70 when guidance or supervision is required to move outside.
- Higher rates will rise to £77.04 from £75.75 when you have severe walking difficulties.
The 1.7% increase will award maximum additional payments of £187.44 a week when recipients qualify for the care and mobility components at the higher rates, amounting to a maximum four-week pay of £749.
Who receives the DLA payment?
People in the UK who meet the following eligibility criteria would qualify for DLA for their child:
- Your child must be under 16 years of age and you must live in EnMrcountry and Wales
- The child should have had a DLA assessment for the allowance and used it to determine the component of the payments.
- The child’s disability must last at least 3 months and is expected to last more than 6 months.
- You meet the UK residency rules, such as being a permanent citizen or qualifying as a qualified alien, etc.
Citizens must have known that DLA has ended because the government is replacing many benefits with other benefits, DLA being one such benefit. So if you have already received DLA, your claim to DLA will stop, so to get the benefit you need to apply for PIP/Adult Disability Payment.
How would you know your DLA claim is ending?
DLA recipients would receive a letter from the DWP about the end of their DWP claim and what they need to do to apply for PIP or Adult Disability Payment to continue receiving benefits.
Under the DLA guidelines, recipients who were born on or before 8 April 1948 will continue to receive DLA, however, for other recipients, the claim for DLA would end. The DLA claim completion letter will be sent by the authority around 20 weeks before the end of your claim.
So if you haven’t received a notification, you don’t need to do anything as you will still receive the benefit, however, if you haven’t received a notification within the time limit, you can inquire about a DLA claim with the DWP by calling the department.
Changes to be reported in order to receive DLA payments
DLA recipients should report the following changes through the Disability Services Center if one of them receives matching payments based on the circumstances:
- When there are changes in the level of help you need with care or mobility.
- When you have been admitted to a hospital or nursing home for more than a month
- When you plan to move to a new place or a foreign country for more than 4 weeks.
- When you change your bank details and address or when your doctor chanMres.
- When your medical professional diagnoses your disability it may cost you your life and you may only live 12 months or less.
- When you are imprisoned for any criminal act or detained.
The UK Government has increased DLA and PIP with other benefits by 1.7% from April 2025 to ensure people have enough support. Recipients should check their DLA benefits and if they receive DLA payments they must apply for Adult Disability Payment or PIP based on the notification.
