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<p>Of those claimants in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in England and
Wales in May 2022 (the most recent data available), 220 were not eligible for a Disability
Cost of Living Payment (DCoLP), as they had claimed the benefit after the 25<sup>th</sup>
May 2022 deadline. A further 3,020 may not have been eligible as they had their DLA
suspended in May. Some of these claimants may have been partially suspended and so
would be eligible for a payment.</p><p> </p><p>Of those claimants in receipt of Personal
Independence Payment (PIP) in England and Wales in July 2022 (the most recent data
available), 2,260 were not eligible for a DCoLP, as they had claimed the benefit after
the 25<sup>th</sup> May 2022 deadline. A further 43,290 claimants may not have been
eligible as they had their PIP suspended on the 25<sup>th</sup> May 2022. This figure
includes claimants who were only partially suspended and so would be eligible for
a payment.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support available to claimants.</p><p>
</p><p>DLA and PIP claimants are paid at up to £159.60 per week and we are forecast
to spend £24bn on PIP and DLA this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands
the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, which is why, in addition
to the £37 billion of support we have provided for cost of living pressures in 2022-23,
we are acting now to ensure support continues throughout 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>To
ensure stability and certainty for households, in the Autumn Statement, the Government
has announced £26bn in cost of living support for 2023/24. From April 2023 we are
uprating benefits for working age households and disabled people, including DLA and
PIP, as well as the basic and new State Pensions, by 10.1%. In order to increase the
number of households who can benefit from these uprating decisions, the benefit cap
will also be increased by 10.1%. Alongside further Cost of Living Payments for the
most vulnerable, the amended Energy Price Guarantee which will also save the average
UK household £500 in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>For those who require extra support, the
Government is providing an additional £1 billion of funding, including Barnett impact,
to enable the extension of the Household Support Fund in England in the next financial
year. This is on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing
total funding to £2.5 billion. In England, this will be delivered through an extension
to the Household Support Fund backed by £842 million, running from 1 April 2023 to
31 March 2024, which local authorities will use to help households with the cost of
essentials. It will be for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate
their additional Barnett funding.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong>
PIP Atomic Data Store (ADS), National Statistics Frozen Dataset</p><ul><li>This is
unpublished data. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.</li><li>The
PIP data provided reflects the position on suspensions as recorded on the PIP analytical
data system as at 5<sup>th</sup> December 2022. This is subject to revision as the
Department receives more information about a claimant’s situation.</li><li>The DLA
data provided reflects the position on suspensions as recorded on the DLA analytical
data system as at 31<sup>st</sup> May 2022. This is subject to revision as the Department
receives more information about a claimant’s situation.</li><li>Figures have been
rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Figures include England and Wales only.</li></ul><p>
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