Date people on Income Support will get second cost of living payment and who is eligible

The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show that at the end of February, 2022 there were 124,081 people living in Scotland receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Across the UK, there are now more than 1.5 million people over State Pension age getting either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through the benefit.

Almost one in four families across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland will qualify for financial support from the UK Government's £37 billion support package to help them through the cost of living crisis this winter. However, if you are not eligible for a means-tested benefit, disability, or pensioner payment, you may still be able to access cash support from your local council

More than two thirds of adults in the UK are planning to reduce their spends this Christmas, new data shows.

A strain on households’ finances caused by the cost of living crisis could be pushing shoppers to second-hand electrical goods as an alternative to new devices, a recent survey reveals.

Cost of living payments will provide a much-needed boost to millions of households across the UK between November and the end of the year. Payments of £324 are set to land in bank accounts next month for people on means-tested benefits including Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Tax Credits.

Cost of living payments will provide a much-needed boost to millions of households across the UK between November and Christmas to help off-set soaring energy bills, the impact of rising inflation and ever-increasing food prices. Inflation rose to 10.1% for September, driven by food prices which leapt up by 14.5%.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that more than one million families receiving Tax Credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will get their second cost of living payment next month. Payments for £324 are due to be made between Wednesday November 23 and Wednesday 30, 2022.

Netflix has released some new images of Season 5 of The Crown, including character posters with the tagline “A House Divided,” revealing a split between the two sides.

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A cast member for Netflix‘s highly anticipated third season of Bridgerton has been revealed!

Earlier this month, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that by September 30 it had processed almost six million £150 disability cost of living payments to eligible claimants across the UK, worth around £900 million in total.

Millions of people currently receiving Pension Credit across the UK are due to receive extra financial help during the autumn period.

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Paramount+ has set a January 2023 premiere date for its upcoming original series Wolf Pack. The streamer also released the official teaser trailer and announced eight additional cast members for the series, written and produced by Jeff Davis, during the show’s panel Friday at New York Comic Con.

Disabled people in Dumfries and Galloway could die because they cannot afford the electricity to power their vital medical equipment, a councillor warned this week. Councillor Willie Scobie raised his serious concerns at a social work meeting on Tuesday, and the region’s social work chief admitted she was “acutely aware” of the severe impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on people with disabilities.