More than eight million households will start to receive the first of two instalments totalling £650 from today (Thursday) to help ease the pressure from the rising cost of living. Payments for £326 will be delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to low-income households receiving certain means-tested benefits.
The qualifying benefits include Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support, Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit. The qualifying period for these seven benefits was between April 26, 2022 and May 25, 2022.
However, one Labour MP is keen to see the eligibility scope expanded to include people claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Earlier this week, Dr Rupa Huq asked the DWP what assessments had been made on the “potential merits” of granting the £650 cost of living payment to people in receipt of DLA.
