As the cost of living crisis continues to worsen for people across Scotland, there is a number of payments available to those claiming certain benefits.
So far this year, approximately seven million people throughout the UK have been transferred the first of two cost of living payments. The first instalment was £326, while the second — which will be paid this autumn — will be £324.
The payments are administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to those who claim specific low-income benefits. Meanwhile, people who get Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit from HMRC will receive the payment as well, with the first instalment due this month and the second due this winter.
