People claiming the New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) will not be eligible for the £650 Cost of Living payment, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP confirmed last week more than eight million low-income households across the UK will receive a cash payment of £326 from July 14 to ease the rising cost of living pressures
Following that, a further payment of £324 is due to land in bank accounts in the autumn, reports the Daily Record. However, not everyone on benefits is eligible for the extra £650 cash support.
The revelation prompted Labour MP Alex Sobel to ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Dr Therese Coffey: “What basis her Department made the decision to exclude people in the support group for New Style Employment and Support Allowance from the £650 cost of living payment?”
