When the Autumn Statement was published in November, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised a new series of cost of living payments to support millions of UK households.
This announcement was to provide help during the increasing cost of living crisis, as inflation balloons and energy bills sky-rocket, reports the Daily Record. The newest support package is worth £26 billion, and will include payments for people on disability benefits, pensioner households and those on means-tested benefits.
These payments will be delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Tax Credits from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Disability benefit claimants will receive £150, pensioners £300, and those on means-tested benefits will get £900.
