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The Conservatives and Labour have committed to maintaining the Triple Lock guarantee on State Pensions until 2030. It was recently reported by The Times that Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride MP, said the Triple Lock would “almost certainly” be in next year’s Conservative manifesto.
. This might also see disability benefits rise by the same uprating, but even an uplift of 2.5 per cent would give people on the maximum awards for Personal Independence Payment , Disability Living Allowance or Child Disability Payment, receive over £708 every four-week pay period.Currently claimants for any of the disability benefits mentioned above receive between £26.90 and £172.75 each week in additional financial support from the Department for Work and Pensions .
Attendance Allowance claimants would see their weekly payments increase to either £69.80 or £104.30 each week under a 2.5 per cent annual uprating. This is equivalent to £279.20 or £417.20 every four-week pay period.
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