The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made over seven million cost of living payments of £324 in the previous week.
It means that roughly 99 per cent of those claiming means-tested benefits who are eligible for the payment have been sent the second half of the £650 cost of living payment package. It also means that the government has paid out around £2.3 billion nationwide to all those eligible for the payment across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland since the payment was rolled out last Tuesday.
Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride said: “This Government promised to protect those on the lowest incomes, and it is great to be able to confirm today that we have delivered on this commitment with our latest Cost of Living Payment reaching over seven million households in the last week alone.
