Millions of households to receive £650 payment to ease of living crisis

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.

A portion of fish and chips now costs £12 in some areas of the UK thanks to the ongoing cost of living crisis.

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.

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.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has said he's been going to bed early to save electricity. It comes amid the cost of living crisis as prices continue to skyrocket.The actor, famed for playing Billy Mayhew in the soap, took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the energy crisis. He admitted he'd been avoiding turning the lights on at night, and shared: "Anyone else find themselves going to bed early just so they don’t have to turn the lights on? I feel like I did when I was 8 & could still hear the bigger kids playing outside..

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.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said his new emergency cost-of-living package will have a “minimal” impact on inflation which will be “much less” than 1%.

The north's only Three Michelin Star restaurant L'Enclume has been forced to increase the price of its full tasting menu by more than £50 to a massive £250 per person. Bosses at the acclaimed restaurant blame the cost of living crisis for the huge price increase on their fine dining offering in the Lake District that will come into effect from June.

The cost of living crisis has hit millions from all around the country with many Brits wondering how they’ll tackle a rise in bills. On Thursday it seemed there could be an answer to questions over the rise in energy bills when the Chancellor announced a new package of support that gives families on benefits a one off £650 payment.