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.
10.03.2023 - 18:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The cost of living crisis is showing no signs of slowing down and continues to put even more pressure on families across the country to keep up with soaring energy bills and rising prices at the supermarket. For single parents, the challenge can seem even greater and earlier this week, SNP MP Kirsten Oswald, asked the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) what support is available specifically for them.
In a written response, DWP Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression, MIms Davies MP, outlined the 10.1 per cent benefits uprating which is due to come into effect next month. This will see benefits including Child Benefit, Child Tax Credits, Disability Living Allowance for Children and the Child Disability Payment increase.
Ms Davies also explained that from April 1, the National Living Wage will increase by 9.7 per cent to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over - its largest ever cash increase.
Households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments in 2023/24. This will be split into three payments of £301/£300/£299 across the new financial year which starts on April 6. No payment windows or qualifying dates have been announced yet.
Ms Davies said: “In addition, individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a £150 payment. Further to this, the Energy Price Guarantee will be extended from April 2023 until the end of March 2024, meaning a typical household bill will be around £3,000 per year in Great Britain.”
She also highlighted more help for childcare and how it is a “key enabler of employment for parents” adding that more than £20 billion has been spent over the past five years supporting families with the cost of childcare.
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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.
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