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DWP confirms full list of benefit and pension increases from April 2026

Yesterday, the Department for Work and Pensions published the 2026/27 benefit rates, including the State Pension under the Triple Lock, and other payments. The release was confirmed on February 17, 2026.
With inflation at 3.8%, the benefit rates rose, and the Triple Lock guarantee increased the State Pension by 4.8% for many payments, the DWP states.
The New State Pension full rate is £241.30 per week and the Old Basic State Pension is £184.90 per week, with standard allowances of £424.90 for singles and £666.97 for couples, published yesterday.
The package includes £723m for home adaptations for around 60,000 older and disabled people and Pension Credit guarantees a minimum weekly income, as announced yesterday.
The uprating also reflects the largest above-inflation increase to the Minimum Income Guarantee in over a decade, with care component highest rate £114.60 and regional benefit caps at £15,520 in London and £22,020 elsewhere.

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