A number of people on benefits will not receive a £301 cost of living payment which is due to be paid out this Spring. Some eight million families on low incomes across the UK, who receive benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), are set to receive the first instalment of what will be a £900 mean-tested payment in the new financial year.
However not everyone will automatically qualify for the payment, and so will miss out. LancsLive reports that more details are expected to be announced around the £37 billion cost of living package on Wednesday (March 15) when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his 'back to work' Budget.
The date for when the first instalment will be paid out is also yet to be announced, while further payments of £300 and £299 are expected to be made in Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024, respectively. The DWP has previously mentioned that the payment window for the first payment of £301 - and all other cost of living support - will not be announced until the last day of the qualifying period has passed.
