As we enter the new tax year households continue to struggle with the Cost of Living crisis. To help those who are the most vulnerable a wave of government support is being introduced.
14.03.2023 - 07:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that over 8 million families across the UK on means-tested benefits will automatically receive a payment of £301 this Spring. It has also announced that over 6.5 million people on disability benefits will receive a £150 payment this summer.
After confirming the schedule for five cost of living payments through the 2023/24 financial year, the DWP announced in Parliament last month more detail on the support, including estimates of how many people across the UK, and in each local authority and parliamentary constituency, will receive the first £301 Cost of Living Payment and the £150 Disability Payment, which follows on from up to £1,200 in support for low-income households in 2022.
More than 686,000 households in Scotland will be eligible for the £301 means-tested payment and 639,000 people on qualifying disability benefits are set to receive the £150 lump sum this summer.
New DWP guidance on GOV.UK states that exact payment windows and qualifying periods for eligibility will be announced in due course, but are designed to ensure a consistent support offer throughout the year.
The delay in confirming qualifying periods until the dates have passed also helps to reduce the risk of fraud from online crooks keen to exploit those waiting on the support.
Nobody needs to apply for any of the payments, they will all be made automatically like last year so if you receive a text or an email inviting you to apply - ignore it and either delete it immediately or report it.
There has also been speculation that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may announce additional support to help households with the cost of living crisis during this week's Budget (March 15), but nothing has been
As we enter the new tax year households continue to struggle with the Cost of Living crisis. To help those who are the most vulnerable a wave of government support is being introduced.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will soon roll out the first instalment of a wave of cost of living payments nationwide.
Millions of struggling households across the country are set to receive a £301 payment amid the cost of living crisis. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that families who are eligible will get their first payment in the next month as part of three instalments totalling £900.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has provided more precise guidelines for members of the public who want to claim the first instalment of the £900 cost of living payment.
Pensioners are being urged to make some vital checks ahead of the £301 cost of living payment.
News on when the first installment of a £900 cost of living payment will start arriving in bank accounts is soon expected from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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Spring is finally here which means an announcement on when the first part of the £900 means-tested cost of living payment will start landing in bank accounts across the country is due soon. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has given no indication of a specific payment window for the £301 payment, nor the qualifying period.
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