Cost of living payments will provide a much-needed boost to millions of households across the UK between November and the end of the year. Payments of £324 are set to land in bank accounts next month for people on means-tested benefits including Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Tax Credits.
People of State Pension age are also due to receive Winter Fuel Payments of up to £600, which include the £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment. However, some six million people claiming disability benefits will receive no more additional financial support from the UK Government, having received a one-off payment for £150 in September.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has also confirmed that unpaid carers will not qualify for the second cost of living payment in response to a query from Fife MP, Wendy Chamberlain. The Lib Dem MP has asked why Carers Allowance has been “excluded from the list of qualifying benefits” for receipt of the Cost of Living payment.
