Six million people across the country claiming disability benefits are set to receive a one-off £150 payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of the UK Government’s £37 billion financial support package to help households during the cost of living crisis.
The payments were due to start landing in bank accounts across the UK from September 20, but after some “operational issues” which resulted in only a small number of payments made between Tuesday and Friday last week, DWP confirmed that the “majority of people” will receive a payment from Monday, September 26.
However, some payments may take a bit longer. In the latest edition of the Touchbase newsletter, DWP said: “Those who had confirmed payment of their disability benefit for 25 May don’t need to do anything and will receive the £150 automatically by their usual payment method, with the vast majority to be paid by early October.”
