The Department for Work and Pensions are offering an extra payment to help with the cost of living to some people on certain benefits or tax credits. A £650 payment will be given to help with the rising cost of day to day life.
Those who are eligible will be paid automatically in the same way as they would receive benefits or tax credits. There are three types of payments depending on individual circumstances and the payments are not taxable and will not affect other benefits.
There is a Cost of Living Payment for people who get a qualifying low income benefit or tax credits, a Disability Cost of Living Payment for those who get a qualifying disability benefit and a Pensioner Cost of Living Payment, if entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2022 to 2023.
