Publication - Progress report
Devolved Social Security assistance: up-rating for inflation in 2024-2025
A report on the impact of inflation on devolved social security assistance as required under section 86A of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
Annex A
Devolved Social Security Assistance Rates 2024-2025
| Benefit | Rates 2023-24 | Rates 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance Allowance | ||
| Higher Rate | £101.75 | £108.55 |
| Lower Rate | £68.10 | £72.65 |
| Carer's Allowance | ||
| Carer's Allowance | £76.75 | £81.90 |
| Carer's Allowance Supplement (bi-annual payment) | £270.50 | £288.60 |
| Carer's Allowance Earnings Threshold | £139.00 | £151.00 |
| Disability Living Allowance | ||
| Care Component Highest Rate | £101.75 | £108.55 |
| Care Component Middle Rate | £68.10 | £72.65 |
| Care Component Lowest Rate | £26.90 | £28.70 |
| Mobility Component Higher Rate | £71.00 | £75.75 |
| Mobility Component Lower Rate | £26.90 | £28.70 |
| Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit | ||
| Standard Rate 1.0 | £207.60 | £221.50 |
| 0.9 | £186.84 | £199.35 |
| 0.8 | £166.08 | £177.20 |
| 0.7 | £145.32 | £155.05 |
| 0.6 | £124.56 | £132.90 |
| 0.5 | £103.80 | £110.75 |
| 0.4 | £83.04 | £88.60 |
| 0.3 | £62.28 | £66.45 |
| 0.2 | £41.52 | £44.30 |
| Constant Attendance Allowance | ||
| Exceptional rate | £166.20 | £177.40 |
| Intermediate rate | £124.65 | £133.05 |
| Normal maximum rate | £83.10 | £88.70 |
| Part-time rate | £41.55 | £44.35 |
| Exceptionally severe disablement allowance | £83.10 | £88.70 |
| Maximum of aggregate weekly benefit payable for successive accidents | £207.60 | £221.50 |
| Industrial Injuries Unemployability Supplement permitted earnings level (annual amount) | £8,684.00 | £9,542.00 |
| Maximum life gratuity | £13,780.00 | £14,700.00 |
| Unemployability Supplement | £128.40 | £137.00 |
| Increase for early incapacity | ||
| Higher rate | £26.60 | £28.40 |
| Middle rate | £17.10 | £18.20 |
| Lower rate | £8.55 | £9.10 |
| Increase under para 4 of schedule 7 SSCBA 1992 to weekly disablement pension (increase for dependent children) | £11.35 | £11.35 |
| Maximum reduced earning allowance | £83.04 | £88.60 |
| Maximum retirement allowance | £20.76 | £22.15 |
| Industrial Death Benefit | ||
| Widow's Higher Rate | £156.20 | £169.50 |
| Lower Rate | £46.86 | £50.85 |
| Widower's Rate | £156.20 | £169.50 |
| Weekly rate of allowance in respect of children under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 | £11.35 | £11.35 |
| Personal Independence Payment | ||
| Daily Living Component Enhanced Rate | £101.75 | £108.55 |
| Daily Living Component Standard Rate | £68.10 | £72.65 |
| Mobility Component Enhanced Rate | £71.00 | £75.75 |
| Mobility Component Standard Rate | £26.90 | £28.70 |
| Severe Disablement Allowance | ||
| Basic Rate | £92.20 | £98.40 |
| Age related addition Higher Rate | £13.80 | £14.70 |
| Middle Rate | £7.65 | £8.15 |
| Lower Rate | £7.65 | £8.15 |
| Adult Dependency Increase payable with SDA | £45.35 | £48.40 |
| Benefit | Rates 2023-24 | Rates 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Best Start Grant (BSG) | ||
| BSG Pregnancy and Baby Payment (1st Child Payment unless a relevant exemption applies) | £707.25 | £754.65 |
| BSG Pregnancy and Baby Payment (Subsequent Child Payment & Extra Payment for Twins/Triplets) | £353.65 | £377.35 |
| BSG Early Learning Payment | £294.70 | £314.45 |
| BSG School Age Payment | £294.70 | £314.45 |
| Child Winter Heating Payment | ||
| Child Winter Heating Payment (annually) | £235.70 | £251.50 |
| Winter Heating Payment | ||
| Winter Heating Payment (annually) | £55.05 | £58.75 |
| Funeral Support Payment | ||
| standard rate for other expenses element | £1,178.75 | £1,257.75 |
| other expenses element where there is a funeral plan | £143.85 | £153.50 |
| removal of implanted medical devices | £23.75 | £25.35 |
| Job Start Payment | ||
| Job Start Payment (one-off) standard rate | £294.70 | £314.45 |
| higher rate | £471.50 | £503.10 |
| Young Carer Grant | ||
| Young Carer Grant (annually) | £359.65 | £383.75 |
| Benefit | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Child Disability Payment | ||
| Care Component Highest Rate | £101.75 | £108.55 |
| Care Component Middle Rate | £68.10 | £72.65 |
| Care Component Lowest Rate | £26.90 | £28.70 |
| Mobility Component Higher Rate | £71.00 | £75.75 |
| Mobility Component Lower Rate | £26.90 | £28.70 |
| Adult Disability Payment | ||
| Daily Living Component Enhanced Rate | £101.75 | £108.55 |
| Daily Living Component Standard Rate | £68.10 | £72.65 |
| Mobility Component Enhanced Rate | £71.00 | £75.75 |
| Mobility Component Standard Rate | £26.90 | £28.70 |
| Transitional Rate | £26.90 | £28.70 |
| Scottish Child Payment | £25.00 | £26.70 |
| Carer Support Payment | £76.75 | £81.90 |
| Best Start Foods (BSF) | ||
| Best Start Foods: double the basic rate | £9.90 | £10.60 |
| Best Start Foods: basic rate | £4.95 | £5.30 |
| Best Start Foods | Rates 2023-24 | Rates 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
| During pregnancy and between the ages of 1 and 3 | £4.95 | £5.30 |
| From birth until 1 year old | £9.90 | £10.60 |
Contact
Email: ccpu@gov.scot
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback