Millions of households to see series of benefit payments rise from tomorrow

A series of payments and DWP benefits will be uprated tomorrow following the start of a new tax year.

The government previously confirmed that it will raise a series of payments and benefits in line with the recorded inflation rates for last September. This means many will see their payments go up by 10.1 per cent.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt stated in his Autumn Budget that the increase will roughly cost the government £11 billion and will be a welcome relief for the many vulnerable households facing increased pressure from the cost of living crisis.

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Benefits will automatically increase from April 6 and will include those receiving Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. This includes the following:

For working Tax Credits, they will increase to the following payments per year:

For the childcare element of working Tax Credit, the following change will be implemented:

For Child Tax Credit rates:

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