DWP payment increases in full after PIP, UC and benefit Budget changes

Rachel Reeves announced £15 billion in benefits spending at Wednesday's Budget with increased payments for those receiving Universal Credit, PIP and child benefits Rachel Reeves unveiled the Budget yesterday (Image: Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves unveiled £15 billion in welfare expenditure during Wednesday's Budget – featuring enhanced payments for recipients of Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and child benefits . The Chancellor scrapped the two-child benefit cap.

She framed this decision - projected to burden taxpayers with £3 billion each year - as a strategy to rescue hundreds of thousands of youngsters from poverty. Ms Reeves boosted disbursements for "working-age benefits" including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and child benefi