My IP has increased my payments now that my benefits have increased. Is this permitted ?

[Johndl3]

Iam in an IVA and receipt of benefits, my benefits have increased due to diagnosis of MS my IP has reviewed annually and increased my monthly payments by £89 per month, is this permitted/ in line with protocols?

[Foggy]

Your income ( from whatever source) has increased (presumably by £178). So yes, the payment should be increased.

However, they should also take into account any extra expenditure resulting from the new diagnosis and deduct that so they only increase by 50% of the net increase.

[Michael Peoples]

If you have been awarded disability benefits you could argue that these should be excluded so your surplus will not have increased.