DWP clarifies people on certain benefits will not qualify for new cost of living payment worth £650

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 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 government has confirmed when the first Cost of Living payments will be made following chancellor Rishi Sunak's announcement of the new support package last month. Eight million homes across the country will start to see the first instalment of the £650 grant hit their bank accounts in just a few weeks.

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.

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has ‘disagreed’ with a petition calling on the UK Government to increase benefits in line with current levels of inflation to help “stop the cost of living crisis becoming a poverty emergency”.

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.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a ‘day of action’ this month which will focus on encouraging around 400,000 people of State Pension age to check eligibility for a benefit worth on average around £1,900 each year in financial support and additional discounts or reductions.

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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.

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As the cost of living crisis deepens, millions of households are struggling to cover the spiralling cost of living. The UK government has responded by announcing a financial package designed to assist those who need help the most.