Around 8.3 million families on low incomes are to receive a £650 cost of living payment from the Government, with the first part of it starting to hit accounts this week. The Government has confirmed 7.3million payments have been made meaning a million p[people are yet to get the money.
You could get up to three different types of payment direct from the Department for Work and Pensions depending on your circumstances on a particular date or during a particular period, reports BirminghamLive:
- a Cost of Living Payment of £650, if you get a qualifying low-income benefit or tax credits
- a Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150, if you get a qualifying disability benefit
- a Pensioner Cost of Living Payment of £300, if you’re entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2022 to 2023
