The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that more than eight million families will receive the £301 cost of living payment between April 25 and May 17, 2023. It is the first part of the £900 means-tested cost of living cash from the UK Government’s 2023/24 financial support package, which is worth £37billion in total.
Payments of £301 will land automatically into eligible claimants’ bank accounts during the payment window, so there’s no need to make a claim. To be eligible for the lump sum payment, you need to have been awarded a payment of at least one penny for the Universal Credit assessment period ending between January 26, 2023 to February 25, 2023
For all other DWP means-tested benefits, such as Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-based Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support and Pension Credit, you must have received a payment on any day between January 26 and February 25, 2023.
