Current rates of some of the main benefits we cover. The table doesn’t include rates of Universal Credit, tax credits or other income-related benefits.
Weekly rates of benefits and earnings limits
| From | April 2020/21 | April 2021/22 |
| Child Benefit – eldest/only child | £21.05 | £21.15 |
| Child Benefit – other children | £13.95 | £14.00 |
| Guardian’s Allowance | £17.90 | £18.00 |
| Carer’s Allowance | £67.25 | £67.60 |
| Earnings limit for Carer’s Allowance | £128.00 | £128.00 |
| Statutory Sick Pay | £95.85 | £96.35 |
Lower earnings limit (LEL) (you only actually pay national insurance at a higher level of earnings, but the LEL is important for checking your entitlement to statutory payments and contributory benefits) | £120.00 | £120.00 |
Other Statutory Payments Statutory Maternity Pay Statutory Paternity Pay Statutory Adoption Pay Statutory Shared Parental Pay | £151.20 £151.20 £151.20 £151.20 | £151.97 £151.97 £151.97 £151.97 |
| Maternity Allowance Maximum Amount | £151.20 | £151.97 |
| Minimum Earnings threshold for Maternity Allowance | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| Sure Start Maternity Grant | £500.00 | £500.00 |
(Scotland only) Best Start Grant – Birth of first child For any subsequent children | £600 £300 | £600 £300 |
| Healthy Start voucher | £3.10 | £4.25 | |
| Best Start foods (higher amount whilst child under 1) | £4.25/£8.50 | £4.25/£8.50 | |
Disability Living Allowance Mobility component lower rate | £23.60 | £23.70 | |
| Mobility component higher rate | £62.25 | £62.55 | |
| Care component highest rate | £89.15 | £89.60 | |
| Care component middle rate | £59.70 | £60.00 | |
| Care component lower rate | £23.60 | £23.70 | |
Personal independence payment Living component standard rate | £59.70 | £60.00 | |
| Living component enhanced rate | £89.15 | £89.60 | |
| Mobility component standard rate | £23.60 | £23.70 | |
| Mobility component enhanced rate | £62.25 | £62.55 | |
Attendance Allowance Lower rate | £5.70 | £60.00 | |
| Higher rate | £89.15 | £89.60 |
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