UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak recently unveiled a £15 billion package of financial aid intended to help millions of families throughout the country through the worsening cost of living crisis.
It follows a previous £22 billion support package announced in February, and together will mean that vulnerable households across Scotland and the UK will receive £1,200 in support in 2022 — as well as a £400 discount on their energy bills this autumn.
Approximately six million people in the UK who claim disability benefits will also receive a one-off £150 sum by the end of September.
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Additionally, those who receive certain means-tested benefits will get £650 divided into two separate payments in July and the autumn.
As reported by the Daily Record, here is a breakdown of who is eligible for these one-off cost of living payments.
Qualifying disability benefits
If you receive any of the following disability benefits, you will get the £150 ‘Disability Cost of Living Payment’:
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Attendance Allowance
- Adult Disability Payment (Scotland only)
- Child Disability Payment (Scotland only)
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- War Pension Mobility Supplement
In order to be eligible for the money, which will be paid automatically, you must have been receiving one of these benefits on May 25.
Eligibility for £650 one-off payment
Those receiving one of the following means-tested benefits will get the £650 sum:
- Universal Credit
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Income Support
- Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Pension Credit
Again, in order to be eligible for the money, which will be paid automatically, you must have been receiving one of these benefits on May 25.
If you claim one of these benefits, and also Tax Credits, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will issue the £650 in two separate instalments starting this autumn.
Full details of all Cost of Living Payments can be found on the GOV.UK website here.
