An update from The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been issued about when people on tax credits will receive the £324 cost of living payment. The figure is the second instalment of the £650 cost of living payment for people on means-tested benefits.
Over 8 million households are set to receive help with the cost of living through the Government's support package. In the East Midlands there are an estimated 551,000 families eligible for the benefit.
People entitled to the payment include those on Universal Credit, Income Support, Pensioner Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, child tax credits and working tax credits.
