People are being warned to check their bank accounts as they could be due to receive hundreds worth of cost of living payments. The government is offering a number of support payments this year to help those hardest hit by the cost of living crisis.
They include a £301 cost of living payment for people on benefits like universal credit, which was given out by the DWP between April 25 and May 17. However, it is being reported that some are only just receiving it because they were missed out the first time or became eligible later because of a new benefit claim being backdated, the Mirror reports.
A one-off £150 is also being paid out to millions of those on disability benefits such as personal independence payments and attendance allowance between June and July 4. To receive this you have to have been eligible for the benefits on April 1 or have a later claim backdated to cover that date.
