**MYTH:** Universal Credit claimants received a £5,098 benefits boost from April 2024. **FACT:** This figure is misleading and misrepresents how Universal Credit increases actually work. Universal Credit payments are adjusted annually in April based on inflation rates, typically increasing by 1-6% depending on economic conditions. For a single claimant aged 25+ in 2024, the standard allowance increased from £334.91 to £368.74 per month - an annual increase of approximately £405, not £5,098. The £5,098 figure appears to be either a calculation error, refers to total annual payments rather than an increase, or represents cumulative payments over multiple years rather than a single boost. The article's reference to "2026/27 financial year rates" taking effect in April 2024 is factually incorrect and creates dangerous confusion about benefit entitlements. This type of misinformation harms vulnerable claimants who may make financial decisions based on false expectations of dramatic payment increases that simply do not exist. Asylum seekers receiving Universal Credit need accurate information about their actual entitlements - not inflated figures that bear no resemblance to reality. *Sources: DWP Universal Credit rates 2024-25; House of Commons Library briefing on benefit uprating*