Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has outlined the financial support people eligible for cost of living payments this winter should be getting. Lewis used part of his 8pm ITV slot on Tuesday evening on The Martin Lewis Money Show to outline exactly what those who fall into the low income bracket should have had so far, and what they can expect.
More than eight million UK households on eligible means tested benefits should receive additional cost of living payments both this winter and next year, rising from £650 this year to £900 next winter. This includes households receiving universal credit, income-based jobseekers allowance, income-related employment and support allowance, income support, working tax credit, and child tax credit.
“There is some help coming,” Lewis reassured viewers. “These are the cost of living payments that are happening this winter. You should now be in the middle of getting those £66/£67 a month if you pay for electricity.”
