The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the date that millions across the country will receive a cost of living support payment. The majority of those entitled to disability benefit will get a £150 cost of living support payment with summer, as part of a package of government support to help people on lower incomes.
The money will be paid automatically over a two-week period, between June 20 and July 4. The payment aims to recognise the additional costs disabled people often face during a time when prices are rising for everyone, reports North Wales Live.
The payment can be used to help with common expenses for those living with a disability, such as care and mobility needs. A small proportion of payments will be made after this date, where claimants were still awaiting confirmation of their eligibility or entitlement to disability benefits on 1 April.
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There will also be further payments of £300 for pensioners due later this year, meaning some of the most vulnerable households can receive up to £1,350 in direct Cost of Living Payments.
The full list of benefit recipients that qualify for the upcoming Disability Cost of Living payment are those who receive:
- Disability Living Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Scottish Disability Benefits (Adult Disability Payment and Child Disability Payment)
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- War Pension Mobility Supplement
They must have received a payment (or later receive a payment) of one of these qualifying benefits for April 1, 2023, to get the payment. For those who were awaiting confirmation of their entitlement to disability benefits on April 1, or who are waiting to be assessed for eligibility to receive disability benefits, the process may take longer, but payments will still be automatic.
Disabled people on low incomes in receipt of means-tested benefits may previously have been eligible for £301 this spring, and stand to be eligible for a further £300 this autumn and £299 in spring 2024. The £150 payment will be made on top of these Cost of Living Payments, with disabled people who wouldn’t qualify for the means-tested support, but who are in receipt of disability support, also receiving the payment.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride MP, said: "This payment helps protect those who need our support the most, providing a vital financial boost to six million disabled people. Our multi-billion-pound package of support reinforces our commitment to help UK households with the rising cost of living. It comes on top of record increases to benefits and the national living wage."
Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP, added: "We know the cost of living has gone up for disabled people, which is why we are taking action to reduce the financial pressures they face. This £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment is on top of up to £900 that most low-income benefit claimants will also receive, helping ensure the most vulnerable in our society are protected from rising costs during this challenging period."
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