People who are unsure whether they will qualify for the £301 cost of living payment this spring have been given a useful pointer. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has clarified the rules around eligibility for means-tested cost of living payments made during 2022, reports the Daily Record.
The new guidance on the dedicated page on 2023 for the 2023/24 payments contains similar criteria, especially around exemptions to last year. This means it could be useful for people trying to work out if they will be due the first part of the £900.
As yet, no qualifying period or exact payment dates have been announced. All that is certain is that the £301 will land automatically in more than eight million bank accounts sometime this spring and that the payment window will be confirmed once the final date of the qualifying period has passed.
