Date millions will get first half of £650 Cost of Living payment confirmed - find out who is eligible

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to an online petition calling on the UK Government to give all disabled people and unpaid carers the £650 means-tested cost of living payment which will be paid in two lump sums starting from next week.

Martin Lewis has revealed the 'scary' toll the cost of living crisis has had on him personally with his mental health. The admission comes as the money expert says he told Chancellor Rishi Sunak that he is 'virtually out of tools' to give people to save cash as bills skyrocket.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, visit the Fitzwilliam Museum to view their royal portrait on Thursday (June 23) in Cambridge, England.

West Dunbartonshire’s new Labour council administration have launched a £5m plan aimed at helping residents with the soaring cost of living.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has clarified why people in the support group for New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) will not be eligible for the £650 Cost of Living Payment.

The Associated Press) reported Thursday that a van they were riding in near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula flipped and ran off the road in a desert area. The crew had been working in the nearby Santa Rosalia area.The AP confirmed Friday via the Baja California Department of Culture that the two individuals killed in the crash were identified as Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced earlier this week that people on certain benefits will see the first part of the £650 Cost of Living Payments land in bank accounts from July 14, with all eligible claimants to have received £326 by the end of the month.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dismissed a call from Conservative MP, Virginia Crosbie, to assess the “potential merits of extending the £650 support for the rise in energy” to include people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Carer's Allowance.

More than eight million households across the UK will receive a cash payment from July to ease the rising cost of living pressures, as the Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey sets out detailed plans today.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has rejected a call from Labour MP, Charlotte Nichols, to widen the eligibility scope for the one-off £650 Cost of Living Payment to include people on contribution-based Employment Support Allowance and other non-means tested benefits.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a £15 billion package of additional financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more challenging to cope with the rising cost of living.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced that every domestic electricity customer across the country will receive a £400 discount off their energy bill from October in a new effort by the UK Government to help millions of households cope with the cost of living crisis.

Boris Johnson will look to relaunch his beleaguered premiership with another cost of living support package tomorrow.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a £15 billion package of additional financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more difficult to make their money stretch to cover the rising cost of living.

Last month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £15 billion package of further financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more difficult to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living.

Struggling households all across the country will be receiving extra cash from the government within the following weeks to help with the rising cost of living.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a £15 billion package of further financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more difficult to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living.

Newly-announced measures to help those living on the breadline in Stirling have been welcomed - but there are fears they won’t be enough to reverse the current situation for many.

Legacy benefit claimants are still waiting to hear if a legal challenge over the £20 weekly uplift paid to millions of people on Universal Credit during coronavirus lockdowns has been successful in its application to appeal the ruling.

Martin Lewis has warned that thousands of people across the UK could miss out on the new cost of living payment.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, recently revealed plans to give every UK household £400 in order to help with rising costs, while those on the lowest incomes will receive £650.The MoneySavingExpert founder, 49, conducted a live interview with the Chancellor, where he challenged him about the new plans, as it was revealed that people who receive certain benefits will miss out on the new financial support. Martin warned that those who receive PIP, Carers Allowance or ESA face missing out on the £650 payment.