Time is running out for eligible people of State Pension age to claim the UK Government’s cost of living payment, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has warned.
Older people only have until next week to submit the claims they need in order to qualify for the £650 support payment . Those who put in a claim for Pension Credit will be eligible for the full amount - but they must do so before the deadline of Thursday, August 18 .
The means-tested payment is split into two halves, with eligible households having received the first instalment of £326 by July 31 and a second payment of £324 due this autumn. But the first payment can be backdated for eligible claimants if they apply for Pension Credit before the deadline next week, the Daily Record reports .
