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Benefit and pension rates 2021 to 2022

A list of the benefit rates and pension rates for 2021 to 2022.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey
• Published: 8 December 2020
• Last updated: 8 July 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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This publication lists the proposed benefit rates and pension rates for 2021 to 2022 as set out in the written ministerial statement made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Thérèse Coffey, on 25 November 2020.

Published 8 December 2020
Last updated 8 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 8 July 2021

   Added updated version of the rates which includes Housing Benefit rates for people who attained pensionable age on or after 1 April 2021.

2. 11 May 2021

   The amount that can be deducted from Universal Credit to pay court fines is now set at 5% of Universal Credit standard allowance.

3. 29 March 2021

   Edited benefit and pension rates table to include the Universal Credit uplift.

4. 21 December 2020

   Amended the Universal Credit disabled child addition higher rate.

5. 8 December 2020

   First published.