When is Universal Credit going up? Exact dates you will see higher payments

The new rates of Universal Credit are to start coming into effect this week. DWP and HMRC benefits were increased by 6.7 per cent at the start of the new financial year, based on the inflation figure from September last year.

People on Universal Credit have had to wait longer than most to see the increase because they are paid in arrears and amounts are based on a monthly rate, rather than weekly. It means people have faced a lengthy delay and a new petition has asked if this can be changed.

Although the new increase kicked in from April 8, it takes more than a month to filter through to people's payments. Some individuals will start receiving benefits at the updated rate this week, while others will have to wait until June, as indicated in our list below. The first people to get the new amounts are those receiving their Universal Credit on Tuesday, May 14.

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The payment lag has left many claimants baffled, partly because most other benefits are based on weekly rates and paid out every week, two weeks or four weeks. People receiving more than one benefit will have already seen the rise in their Child Benefit, ESA, PIP and Carer's Allowance, for instance.

Full list of dates when you'll see new Universal Credit increase applied

Everyone on Universal Credit will see the new payment rates applied on a date from May 14, as you can see below:

May 14 - for people whose assessment period is from April 8-May 7

May 15 - for people whose assessment period is from April 9-May 8

May 16 - for people whose assessment period is from April 10-May 9

May 17 - for people whose assessment period is from April 11-May 10

May 18 - for people whose assessment period is from April 12-May 11

May 19 - for people whose assessment period is from April 13-May 12

May 20 - for people whose assessment period is from April 14-May 13

May 21 - for people whose assessment period is from April 15-May 14

May 22 - for people whose assessment period is from April 16-May 15

May 23 - for people whose assessment period is from April 17-May 16

May 24 - for people whose assessment period is from April 18-May 17

May 25 - for people whose assessment period is from April 19-May 18

May 26 - for people whose assessment period is from April 20-May 19

May 27 - for people whose assessment period is from April 21-May 20

May 28 - for people whose assessment period is from April 22-May 21

May 29 - for people whose assessment period is from April 23-May 22

May 30 - for people whose assessment period is from April 24-May 23

May 31 - for people whose assessment period is from April 25-May 24

Everyone else will see the rise in their June payment. The first to get it in June are those whose assessment runs from April 26 to May 25 and who get paid on June 1.

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