The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that around six million people across the UK will receive the one-off £150 disability cost of living payment from this month. In a new update on the official Cost of Living Payment guidance, DWP has now clarified that those in receipt of a qualifying disability benefit will be paid automatically from September 20 and that “most people will receive their payment by the beginning of October 2022”.
It’s important to note that this is paid per claim, so if two people in a household are claiming any of the qualifying benefits, they will each receive separate payments of £150. The DWP said this payment will help disabled people with the rising cost of living, acknowledging the higher disability-related costs they often face, such as care and mobility needs.
For disabled people on low-incomes, this payment comes on top of other means-tested cost of living payments totalling £650, plus £400 for all households to help with energy bills to be deducted over a six-month period from October, and an extra £150 for properties in Council Tax bands A to D.
