Around six million people in the UK who are qualified to get disability payments will have received additional cost of living payments. A £150 cost of living payment has been issued to those with disabilities by the Department for Work and Pension (DWP).
The DWP has said this payment has already been made to those eligible and money will be in bank accounts already. The DWP issued an update on October 3 advising people who haven’t received their £150 on what to do.
If you were due payment and it has not been made to you then you can report this on the DWP website. The website states that you can report a missing payment if you think you should have had either the £150 disability payment, or the first £326 instalment of the £650 cost of living payment.
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If neither of these payments appeared in you your bank, building society or credit union account, you can report missing payments here. The first disability payments were issued automatically from September 20.
Payments were slow to start and earlier in the month the DWP said they were having, “operational issues.”
Who is eligible for the £150 disability payment?
In order to be eligible for the £150 disability payment, you need to be in receipt of one of the following benefits:
Attendance Allowance
Constant Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance for adults
Disability Living Allowance for children
Personal Independence Payment
Adult Disability Payment (in Scotland)
Child Disability Payment (in Scotland)
Armed Forces Independence Payment
War Pension Mobility Supplement
The DWP is yet to confirm the date that the second instalment of the £650 cost of living payment will be handed out. Millions of people are waiting for a payment of £324, which the DWP says will land in bank accounts this autumn.
The energy bill rebate scheme is also starting this month. The rebate scheme will see all households receive a discount of £400 on their energy bills over the next six months.
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