The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates almost 400,000 households in the North East will be getting cost-of-living payments worth £650 starting in July.
The DWP says that 397,000 households in our region are currently eligible for the payments - the first instalment of £326 will be paid from July 14, with another of £324 following in the autumn. Those who will get the money in their bank accounts are households who get means-tested benefits.
People receiving tax credits will also get their first instalment of the cost of living payment from HMRC later this year as part of what the Government has billed as a £37 billion package to help families.
