The Minimum Income Guarantee
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Group of people
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Statutory Minimum Income Guarantee
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Council applied MIG
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A single person:
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Adults under 25
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£89.15
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£94.15
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Adults over 25 to pension credit age
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£112.50
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£117.50
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Pension credit age adults
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£232.60
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£237.60
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A member of a couple:
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Adults over 18 to pension credit age
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£88.35
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£93.35
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One or both adults over pension credit age
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£177.55
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£182.55
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MIG Premiums
The council applies the statutory minimum for MIG premiums
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Type of premium
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Current Minimum Income Guarantee
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Disability premium single person
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£49.65
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Enhanced disability single person premium
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£24.25
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Disability premium – adult in a couple
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£35.40
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Enhance disability premium – adult in a couple
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£17.45
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Carer premium
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£53.25
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Adult 18 and over who is lone parent
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£110.60
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Each Dependent Child Premium
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£102.95
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Personal Expense Allowance (PEA)
The PEA is the weekly amount that people receiving local authority-arranged care and support in a care home (residents) are assumed to need as a minimum for their personal expenses.
The PEA for 2025/2026 is £30.65 per week
