More than 200,000 people claiming certain types of benefits in Merseyside will receive a £150 boost to help ease the cost of living crisis from next month and our map shows how many will benefit where you live.
Anyone receiving one of nine disability benefits will receive the £150 payment from June 20, the DWP confirmed.
This is a separate payment to the £301 cost of living sum which was paid to eight million households. Those payments were due to be completed by Wednesday of this week (May 17).
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The extra payment of £150 will go to more than six million individuals who are in receipt of disability benefits, over a two-week period starting from June 20.
In Merseyside, a total of £32.5m is being shared out among 217,100 people. Liverpool has the highest number of people eligible for the payout (88,900) in our area, meaning that more than £11.4m will be handed out to claimants in the area.
But when compared to the size of the population, residents of Knowsley are most likely to benefit. One in six residents in that area (17%) are set to receive £150. You can see how many people will receive the benefit where you live with our interactive map.
Anyone entitled to the payment will not need to apply, they should receive the money automatically, the DWP said.
That adds up to £1bn that will be used to support disabled people through the cost of living crisis.
People who were paid the following disability benefits on 1 April, or who are, will be eligible for the one-off payment of £150:
People could be eligible for the additional £150 payment if they were paid one of the following benefits on April 1, or if they are subsequently paid for that date:
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
For those who were awaiting confirmation of their entitlement to disability benefits on 1 April, or who are waiting to be assessed for eligibility to receive disability benefits, the process may take longer, but payments will still be automatic.
In tandem with the disability payment due in the summer, households could be eligible for a second cost of living payment of £300 if they are in receipt of the benefits including Universal Credit, Pension Credit, and older benefits such as Jobseekers Allowance and Income Support.
Pensioners are then set to benefit from £300 during the winter, and then a third cost of living payment of £299 will be paid in spring next year.
That means people on means-tested benefits will receive £900 but some people will receive up to £1,350 in direct payments.
All payments will be made automatically to eligible households, there is no need to apply.
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