Details of support measures designed to help millions of households across the country battle spiralling inflation and soaring energy bills during 2023/24, were first announced in The Chancellor of Exchequers Autumn Statement. More than eight million households on means-tested benefits will now receive the support.
One of the major details in the Statement included a £900 payment for those on certain means-tested benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Tax Credits from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). However, the hadn't issued specific eligibility criteria for the £900 payment.
Jeremy Hunt said the new cost of living support package, worth £26 billion in total, would also include payments of £150 for people on disability benefits, and £300 for pensioner households .
