Most of the 400,000 North East families expecting their first cost of living payment before May 17 should have received it by the end of today, Wednesday, May 3.
The Department of Work and Pensions has announced that 99% of the people expecting the £301 will have been paid within a week of the start date on April 25, with just a tiny few having to wait until May 17 at the latest to get their money.
The £301 payment, the first of three which make up the £900 DWP support package announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during November’s Autumn Statement, was due to be paid to Universal Credit claimants from Tuesday, April 25 until May 17, and the DWP initially moved to manage expectations by announcing only around 20% of people would receive the money on the first day.
