The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) will be making cost of living payments worth up to £1,350 to eligible households this year.
Payments will be issued to the most vulnerable households throughout the country as the cost of living crisis continues. The amount is made up of the new means-tested £900 cash support which will be paid to over eight million benefits claimants, including those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits. These payments will begin in Spring.
The DWP will also issue separate payments of £150 to eligible claimants with disabilities as well as £300 to pensioners on top of their Winter Fuel Payments.
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And that means that many households will be entitled to a boost of £1,350 to help with rising costs.
Eligible individuals will be paid automatically, with no need to apply for the support. Claimants who are eligible for any of the Cost of Living Payments and receive tax credits, and no other means-tested benefits, will receive their payments from HMRC shortly after DWP payments are made.
Households receiving the following benefits are eligible for the £900 payment:
Universal Credit
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Income Support
Pension Credit
Working Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit
Households who may be eligible for further support
- Pensioners
- People claiming disability support
Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride said: "We are sticking by our promise to protect the most vulnerable and these payments, worth hundreds of pounds, will provide vital support next year for those on the lowest incomes.
"The government’s wider support package has already helped more than eight million families as we continue to deal with the global consequences of Putin’s illegal war and the aftershocks of the pandemic."
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