More than eight million households will start to receive the first of two payments totalling £650 to ease cost-of-living pressures from Thursday. From July 14, a first instalment of £326 will start to be paid out to low-income households on benefits, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) previously announced.
The second payment of £324 will follow in the autumn. People may be entitled to receive the £650 in two lump sums if they receive certain support, such as Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support, Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit.
Those eligible will be paid automatically, so they do not need to apply and payments may appear in accounts as “DWP Cost of Living”. The DWP and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have been identifying those eligible to receive a cost-of-living payment.
