A £150 cost of living payment is being made to people with disabilities as part of the government's financial support for people struggling with rising bills. Around 6 million people, who are in receipt of qualifying disability benefits, are eligible for the payment.
According to the government, the majority of people eligible for the payment should have already seen the £150 land in their bank accounts. The Depart of Work and Pensions (DWP) was aiming to deliver the majority of payments by the start of October.
Today, October 3, the DWP issued an update for people who are still waiting for the one-off payment. Anyone who believes they should have received a payment, but are yet to get one, can now report their missing payment online.
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The DWP 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, but you cannot see it in your bank, building society or credit union account. You can report missing payments here.
The first disability payments were issued automatically from September 20. However, payments were slow to start. The DWP said that “operational issues” meant fewer payments were sent out during the first week, but that it remained on track to deliver the majority by the start of October.
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
You must have received payment of one of these qualifying benefits for 25 May 2022 to get the payment.
Meanwhile, 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, coinciding with the government's new energy price freeze, which caps the amount energy companies can charge per unit, making the average household energy bill £2,500. 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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