More than eight million households are set to receive the £301 Cost of Living payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between this week (April 25) and Wednesday, May 17. This will be the first of up to three payments for those eligible on means-tested benefits, including Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits, totalling £900 through 2023/24.
What's more, the government says that these will be accompanied by a £150 payment for people on eligible disability benefits this summer, as well as a £300 payment on top of Winter Fuel Payments for pensioners at the end of 2023. Those eligible will not need to apply for the payment or do anything to receive it.
The government also says that payments made during this window (April 25 to May 17) will be staggered over the next couple of weeks, meaning not everyone eligible will receive their payments right away.
