All of the 400,000 North East families eligible to receive a £301 cost of living payment should have received it by the end of today, Wednesday, May 17.
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that the vast majority of payments were made in the first days of the window opening on April 25, but asked anyone who is still waiting to contact the department from tomorrow. Figures released by the DWP earlier this month showed that 99% of eligible households were paid within a week of the start date, with just a tiny few having to wait until May 17 at the latest to get their money.
The £301 payment, the first of three which make up the £900 DWP support package announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during November’s Autumn Statement, was due to be paid to Universal Credit claimants from Tuesday, April 25 until May 17, and to Tax Credits and other non means-tested benefits by Tuesday, May 9.
