Cost of living payments have started rolling out across the nation for those eligible this week.
More than eight million households will start to receive the first of two instalments totalling £650 this week to help ease the pressure from the rising cost of living. Low-income households receiving certain means-tested benefits will be eligible for the payments issued by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
The qualifying benefits include Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support, Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit. However, one Labour MP is keen to see the eligibility scope expanded to include people claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA), reported the Daily Record.
