Earlier this month, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that by September 30 it had processed almost six million £150 disability cost of living payments to eligible claimants across the UK, worth around £900 million in total.
The Department also recently updated its online guidance to enable people to report a missing £150 disability or £326 means-tested cost of living payment if they cannot see it in their bank, building society or credit union account. However, in response to a query from SNP MP, Owen Thompson, on when rollout of payments is expected to be completed, the DWP responded that this is unknown as they are still being made.
In a written response on October 13, Minister for Work and Welfare, Victoria Prentis, said: “It is not possible to determine what proportion of qualifying people have received a Cost of Living payment, as entitlement may not have been established at the time the payments were made.”
