Around eight million households will receive the second half of the £650 Cost of Living payment.
Most of those who qualify for the £324 instalment will be paid between Tuesday November 8 and Wednesday November 23. To be eligible, households must have been entitled to income-based benefits Universal Credit, JSA, ESA, Income Support or Pension Credit payments between August 26 and September 25.
The second payment, which follows a £326 payment made in July, will be deposited directly into bank accounts. Around 397,000 households in the North East will get the payment, according to DWP figures.
