The first payments being issued by the Department of Work and Pensions to help with the cost of living will start to arrive in bank accounts from today.
The first £301 is the first instalment of a £900 payment that is designed to provide help to households who are struggling to get by against a backdrop of soaring energy costs and high inflation.
The 2023 cost of living payments are being given to households on low-income benefits such as Jobseeker's Allowance and Universal Credit. In Merseyside the payments will be made to 200,000 homes.
