MIG weekly income rates
The Government sets out a weekly Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) for people receiving care in their own home. This amount is based on your age and whether you are married, have a dependent child, or have a disability. These rates are reviewed annually.
The tables below show the MIG rates for individuals in varying circumstances for the financial year 2020/21.
| Single adult between 18 and 25 | Weekly amount per person |
|---|---|
| Basic rate | £72.40 |
| With a disability premium | + £40.35 |
| With an additional enhanced disability premium (DLA high rate care or PIP enhanced daily living component) | + £19.70 |
| With a carer's premium | + £43.25 |
| Single adult between 24 and pension credit age | Weekly amount per person |
|---|---|
| Basic rate | £91.40 |
| With a disability premium | + £40.35 |
| With an additional enhanced disability premium (DLA high rate care or PIP enhanced daily living component) | + £19.70 |
| With a carer's premium | + £43.25 |
| Single adult over pension credit age | Weekly amount per person |
|---|---|
| Basic rate | £189 |
| With a carer's premium | + £43.25 |
| Adult in a couple where one or both people are between 18 and the pension credit age | Weekly amount per person |
|---|---|
| Basic rate | £71.80 |
| With a disability premium | + £28.75 |
| With an additional enhanced disability premium (DLA high rate care or PIP enhanced daily living component) | + £14.50 |
| With a carer's premium | + £43.25 |
| Adult in a couple where one or both people are between 18 and the pension credit age | Weekly amount per person |
|---|---|
| basic rate | £144.30 |
| With a carer's premium | + £43.25 |
It is important to note that these rates are per person.
If, for example, you are an adult in a couple where one, or both of you, have reached the credit pension age, then you are both entitled to £144.30 per week. Your total MIG together would be £288.60 per week.
Additional premium
An adult with a dependant child in the same house will get an extra £83.65 per child.