Millions of people in the UK will receive further cost of living payments over the next year.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has offered support to households as the UK has been hit with high inflation and interest rates rise. People on means tested benefits such as Universal Credit, ESA and Pension Credit have already received a £301 payment.
More than six million on disability benefits have also received a further one off sum of £150. Later this year, more support is available for millions as the cost of living rates continue to surge.
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Three more cost of living payments will arrive over the rest of the year, which will total £899 – as Birmingham Live reports. Here's what to expect and when.
£300 cost of living payment for means-tested benefits
This is the second instalment of a package that will total £900 by the end of the year. The initial £301 was given out between April 17 and May 25. The second sum, £300, will be paid in the autumn, with exact dates to be published nearer the time. Many are predicting it to be September or October.
In order to be eligible, people need to be on the following means-tested benefits: Universal Credit, income-based Jobseekers Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit or Pension Credit. They'll need to have received one of those benefits within a set timeframe yet to be announced.
£300 pensioner cost of living payment
A £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment will be paid to all households in receipt of the Winter Fuel Payment, in the same way as 2022/23 payments were made. The cash will go into accounts in November and December.
The total amount received by pensioners in their Winter Fuel Payment will therefore be increased to a new maximum of £600, to help with gas and electricity costs over the colder months.
This is separate from the Warm Home Discount which pays £150 into electricity accounts for those on specific benefits including Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income Support, Universal Credit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit – provided they are on a low income and live in a home with high energy costs.
£299 cost of living payment for means-tested benefits
The remaining instalment of the package for people on means-tested benefits is due in spring 2024. It will arrive sometime before the financial year ends in April that year. Government guidance will be updated with the exact date for this payment at a later date.
As with the £301 and £299 payments, it will go to those who receive Universal Credit, income-based Jobseekers Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit or Pension Credit.
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