The government has also confirmed £723million for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) next year to help older and disabled people adapt their homes
More than 150,000 people are set to get a yearly cash boost worth at least £400.
The amount that working-age adults who receive social care must be able to keep after paying for home care – known as the minimum income guarantee – is increasing by 7% from April 2026.
Those eligible for the disability premium, an additional amount for people with greater disability needs, will keep up to £510 more per year.
The minimum income guarantee is a set amount of income you must be left with for daily living expenses – such as food, utility bills, and clothing – when you receive care and support in your own home.
The amount you are entitled to will vary depending on several factors, such as your age and if you are in a couple. As an example, for a single person aged between 18 and 24, the figure is £89.15 and this will rise to £95.40 in April.
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The government has also confirmed £723million for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) next year to help older and disabled people adapt their homes so they can live safely and independently.
Jon Sparkes, chief executive of Mencap, said: “The government’s decision to uprate the minimum income guarantee for working-age disabled adults accessing social care by 7% is good news.
“We are pleased that ministers have listened to people with a learning disability about how social care charging impacts upon their household costs and overall wellbeing.
“Mencap has campaigned on this issue for a long time – for many years, the rates did not go up at all and people experienced real hardship.
“Our ultimate aim is to build a society where social care is free at the point of need and no one with a learning disability has to use their benefits to pay for care. This inflation-busting 7% is a welcome step in the right direction.
Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock, said: “We are determined to not only reform adult social care but do it in a way that helps some of the most vulnerable people in society with the daily pressures they face.
“From April, more than 150,000 disabled adults will keep hundreds of pounds more each year – putting extra money back into their pockets to help with everyday costs.
“At the same time, we are putting more money into funding life-changing home adaptations so older and disabled people can live safely and independently.
“These steps are part of our wider plans to build a national care service rooted in quality, fairness and dignity for all that use it.”
