April is the month of benefit increases
State pensions and the National Living Wage both increased in April. April is the month when state benefits are uprated – unless they are subject to a freeze. It is also the month when the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) are increased. In 2021, many social security benefits rose by 0.5%, as that was the annual rate of CPI inflation in September, the benchmark month. The 0.5% increase applied to some state pensions, such as the additional state pensi