Employment and Support Allowance (Rate)
The Employment and Support Allowance replaced Incapacity Benefit for new claims after 26 October 2008.
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| Amount paid | A single person | 2025/26 tax year |
2024/25 tax year |
2023/24 tax year |
2022/23 tax year |
2021/22 tax year |
| Amount paid in the first 13 weeks | A single person aged under 25 | £72.90 | £71.70 | £67.20 | £61.05 | £59.20 |
| A single person aged 25 and over | £92.05 | £90.50 | £84.80 | £77.00 | £74.70 | |
| Amount paid from week 14 | A single person under age 25 in the Work Related Activity Group | £109.45 | £107.65 | £100.90 | £91.65 | £88.90 |
| A single person aged 25 and over in the Work Related Activity Group | £128.60 | £126.45 | £118.50 | £107.60 | £104.40 | |
| A single person under age 25 in the Support Group | £121.40 | £119.40 | £111.90 | £101.65 | £98.60 | |
| A single person aged 25 and over in the Support Group | £140.55 | £138.20 | £129.50 | £117.60 | £114.10 |
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