Andy Burnham and John Healey bumper £800 PIP payments

NewsCost Of LivingPIPMillions can expect a hike to regular payments08:19, 19 Aug 2026Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey.Disability benefits could climb to a maximum of £800 a month under Andy Burnham.‌Details of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) rates for 2027/28 are set to be revealed soon.‌DWP benefits rise each year in line with the CPI inflation rate of the previous September.‌READ MORE: Andy Burnham new bank account rules to hit households with over £10,000 savingsREAD MORE: Andy Burnham and John Healey £35,000 rule as state pensioners told 'too wealthy to qualify'We now have a further indication of how PIP and other benefits could be climbing from next April.‌It comes as it was announced inflation rose to 2.9% in July.If that rate remains the same into September, PIP would ris