If somebody is getting £1440 a month in benefits and benefits are going up 10% in April?

williewonder

Would that mean their benefits are going up £140 a month with inflation in April?

calcotti

williewonder said:

If somebody gets £1440 a month in benefits and benefits are going up 10% in April. Would that mean their benefits are going up £140 a month with inflation in April?

Depends what they are getting. If they are getting help with rent the help they get with that will not change because the LHA rates have been frozen.

The new rates for each DWP benefit have all been available since last November
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-and-pension-rates-2023-to-2024/benefit-and-pension-rates-2023-to-2024

The increase in your ESA was discussed in your previous thread
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6418001/how-much-is-my-esa-going-up-by-in-april#latest

Your Housing Benefit will be unchanged.
If you pay some Council Tax you will have to pay more after April than you do now.

williewonder

I don't pay council tax. My rent isnt included in the £1440. I get high rate PIP for both, plus Support group ESA with enchanced disability thing.

calcotti

PIP and ESA are going up by 10% (I think it’s actually 10.1%). The actual rates are in the link I provided above (and in your last thread). 

PIP enhanced rate both parts goes from £156.90/week to £172.75.
Your ESA with SDP included goes from £204.75/week to £225.45/week.

Those two benefits are £1,567.15/month increasing to £1,725.53/month, an increase of £158.38/month (an increase of 10.1%). You are of course paid fortnightly for ESA and every 4 weeks for PIP.

williewonder

I only get £627.60 PIP and £409.50 ESA every fortnight so Total £1446.60. Will mine be going up by £158.38 a month?

Spoonie_Turtle

The difference there is calcotti has worked it out monthly (weekly x52 ÷12) and you are actually talking about 4-weekly (but called it monthly).

The amounts are the same - the amounts calcotti quotes weekly translate to your amounts 4-weekly for PIP and fortnightly for ESA.

Your benefits will increase by a total of £36.55 per week, which 4-weekly is £146.20.

williewonder

Thank you. It may seem like I get a lot but soon I'll have to make a large contribution per month towards my support hours to social services.

calcotti

williewonder said:

I only get £627.60 PIP and £409.50 ESA every fortnight so Total £1446.60. Will mine be going up by £158.38 a month?

I worked it out monthly because monthly that is what you said in the thread title.
As I said in my answer you are not paid monthly

calcotti said:

You are of course paid fortnightly for ESA and every 4 weeks for PIP.

A month is not a whole number of weeks (except in February).