The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that more than six million people will receive a one-off £150 cost of living payment between Tuesday, June 20 and Tuesday, July 4.
Payments from the DWP will be made automatically to people claiming a number of benefits, which means nobody needs to apply for the extra financial support.
To be eligible for the £150 payment, you must 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
To be eligible for the automatic lump sum, claimants must have received a payment (or later found to be eligible) on April 1, 2023.
For those people awaiting confirmation of their entitlement to disability benefits on April 1, or who are waiting to be assessed for eligibility to receive disability benefits, the payment process may take longer and arrive after the scheduled window closes on July 4, but the money will still arrive automatically, reports the Daily Record.
The money will be paid automatically into the same account for your qualifying benefit, but will appear as a separate payment. This will arrive between June 20 and July 4, 2023.
