Householders who claim certain benefits or tax credits are getting a payment to help with the cost of living crisis. The second round of cost of living payments are worth £324.
If you’re eligible, you’ll be paid automatically in the same way you usually get your benefit or tax credits - direct to your account. You may get a total payment of £650 paid in two lump sums of £326 and £324, reports The Echo.
You should get the money if you get payments of:
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support
- Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Working Tax Credit
In July - or September for those eligible only through tax credits - the first Low Income Cost of Living Payment of £326 was paid, and families have been waiting for the second lump sum. Initially, the Department for Work and Pensions said this second payment would be released in 'autumn 2022' for people on means-tested benefits, with the i newspaper reporting that "a precise date has not yet been confirmed."
Individuals eligible only through tax credits will get their £324 'from winter 2022', the Government's website says. The DWP told Chroniclelive this week: "There’s no update on the £324 payment yet, but we’ll definitely let people know as soon as we can."
