According to the Department for Work and Pensions, more than 7.2 million payments of £326 have been given to struggling households, which means around £2.4bn has been paid out to families across the UK. However, two groups of benefit claimants will not be receiving the first cost of living payment instalment this month.
By Wednesday, July 20, 99% of those eligible to receive the first payment of £650 had done so, but there are a delay to some payments where people have more complicated circumstances. These people will need to wait a bit longer as those who became entitled to the payment at a later date will be paid after July reports The Manchester Evening News.
This is because in some cases people did not initially meet the requirements for the payment in the qualifying period, but then qualified at a later date following a successful appeal.
