Dates of annual benefit rate changes: 2024/25
The date on which the annual uprating of benefit occurs depends on the benefit claimed. This table lists of the dates from which the 2024/25 benefit rates apply.
Dates from which the 2024 benefit uprating applies
| Benefit (in alphabetical order) | Date from which annual uprating applies | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Adult disability payment (Scotland) | 8 April 2024 | |
| Attendance allowance | 8 April 2024 | |
| Bereavement support payment | 8 April 2024 | |
| Carer’s allowance and, in Scotland, carer’s allowance supplement | 8 April 2024, unless paid on a Wednesday when the increase takes effect on 10 April 2024 | |
| Carer support payment (Scotland) | 7 April 2024 | |
| Child benefit | 8 April 2024 | |
| Child disability payment (Scotland) | 8 April 2024 | |
| Child tax credit | 6 April 2024 | |
| Disability living allowance | 8 April 2024 | |
| Employment and support allowance (income-related and contributory) | From the start of your first benefit week which begins on or after 8 April 2024. | ‘Benefit week’ is defined in reg 2 ESA Regulations 2008 and reg 2 ESA Regulations 2013. |
| Guardian’s allowance | 8 April 2024 | |
| Housing benefit | 1 April 2024 | |
| Income support | From the start of your first benefit week which begins on or after 8 April 2024. | ‘Benefit week’ is defined in reg 2 Income Support Regulations 1987 |
| Industrial injuries benefits (disablement benefit and retirement allowance) | 10 April 2024 | |
| Jobseeker’s allowance (income-based and contribution-based) | From the start of your first benefit week which begins on or after 8 April 2024. | ‘Benefit week’ is defined in reg 1 JSA Regulations 1996 and reg 2 JSA Regulations 2013 |
| Maternity allowance | 8 April 2024 | |
| Pension credit | From the start of your first benefit week which begins on or after 8 April 2024. | ‘Benefit week’ is defined in reg 1 State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 |
| Personal independence payment | 8 April 2024 | |
| Scottish child payment | 1 April 2024 | |
| State pension | 8 April 2024 | |
| Statutory adoption pay | 7 April 2024 | |
| Statutory maternity pay | 7 April 2024 | |
| Statutory parental bereavement pay | 7 April 2024 | |
| Statutory paternity pay | 7 April 2024 | |
| Statutory shared parental pay | 7 April 2024 | |
| Statutory sick pay | 6 April 2024 | |
| Universal credit | From the start of your first assessment period which begins on or after 8 April 2024 | If you get UC, the annual uprating of certain other benefits is only taken into account when calculating your unearned income for UC from the start of your first assessment period which begins on or after 8 April 2024, see art 1(4) of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (SI 2024 No. 242) for details. |
| Widowed parent’s allowance | 8 April 2024 | |
| Widow’s pension | 8 April 2024 | |
| Working tax credit | 6 April 2024 | |
| Young carer grant (Scotland) | 1 April 2024 |