The move follows announcement of the inflation rate
Claimants on certain benefits are set to receive a significant rise from April. The move comes after the Office for National Statistics announced last month's Consumer Price Index inflation rate stood at 6.7 percent.
He explained: “There are things like disability benefits, incapacity benefits and Carer’s Allowance, which by law, rise each year in line with September’s CPI inflation. So they will be going up unless Parliament changes the law of course, but that is unlikely to happen.” The September CPI figure is important as it forms part of the Triple Lock, which makes sure that the State Pension doesn’t lose value over time and guarantees that each year it rises by the highest of these three measures:
Estimated disability benefit payment rates from April The estimated calculations below have been done by the Daily Record and are not confirmed. They should only be used as an informal guide on how much disability payments could increase next April.
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