Over 8 million households will be automatically paid £324 by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) this month. People on benefits who qualify for the cost of living payments will be paid the money from today.
As part of the government's cost of living support for people struggling the most with rising bills, payments of £650, paid in two lump sums of £326 and £324, are being handed out to people on Universal Credit, income-based Jobseekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Tax Credits.
The first payments were made back in July, and from today people will start to receive their second payment. However, not everyone is due to get theirs at the same time, so some people will have to wait until later this month before it will land in their account.
