Families claiming legacy benefits such as Tax Credits should start receiving their second cost of living payments later this week.
The £324 payment, the last part of the £650 payment announced by then Chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this year, has been paid to 99% of all Universal Credit by the Department of Work and Pensions starting on November 8. Now it's the turn of the households still in receipt of so-called 'legacy benefits', who have not yet been transferred to Universal Credit.
The later payment schedule, from November 23-30, is to avoid duplicate payments if families are transferring to Universal Credit. The payment will be managed by HMRC.
