Andy Burnham and John Healey £798 bumper PIP payments

NewsCost Of LivingPIPNew details around payments expected to be announced soon08:32, 06 Aug 2026Households are expected to find out more details about rising Personal Independence Payments in October.Bumper payments could climb up to £798 a month, or possibly even higher, from next April.DWP benefits rise in line with the CPI inflation rate of the previous September.READ MORE: PIP conditions with most accepted claims ahead of Andy Burnham 'cuts'Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsAppThat means details will soon be revealed on how much PIP and other benefits will be going up by.If it were to be based on last year's figure, the amount would increase by 3.8%.That would see the maximum weekly amount rise to £202 a week.However, the rate of inflation in the 12 months to June was lower at 2