People waiting for the second instalment of their cost of living payment are due to start being paid it next week. However only a "small number" will receive the money on the first day, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has said.
The £324 payment is the second half of the Government's £650 support for people on low incomes, which was announced by then Chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this year. It is scheduled to begin being sent to people on certain benefits - including Universal Credit - from November 8.
However, the DWP says that most people won't be paid it on this day, with "numbers increasing significantly" from November 9 onwards. Most people should receive the funds no later than November 23 though, The Chronicle reports. Meanwhile, those on Tax Credits and some legacy benefits, are due to be paid slightly later, from November 23-30.
