A statement has been issued by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following complaints that one-off disability payments have not been arriving in their accounts. Millions are due to receive a £150 cost-of-living payment that was announced by the Government in May.
The lump-sum is intended to help disabled people cope with rising cost of living, as well as for care and mobility needs, reports the MEN. This comes on top of other payments totalling £650 for disabled people on low incomes, announced as part of a £37billion package of support to help people with rising costs.
The government announced last week that around six million people would start to receive the one-off payment. However, some people took to social media to share their concerns the £150 hadn't been paid in yet and worried their payment had been delayed.
Responding to a tweet by the DWP about the payment a number of people replied saying they had yet to receive the payment - and asked when the money is likely to be paid in.
But a DWP spokesperson told the MEN that people who have not yet had their £150 do not need to worry. They said the automatic payments would be made from September 20, but that most people wouldn't receive theirs until a few weeks after this date.
Fewer payments than unusual have been made this week due to the Queen's funeral, which was a national bank holiday, the spokesperson said. The DWP has already made many benefit payments earlier than usual due to the occasion.
On the disability payment, the DWP said: "If you are eligible for the £150 disability cost of living payment, you do not need to contact us as payments are made automatically. The vast majority of payments will be made by early October."
