People of State Pension age have less than two days left to qualify for the UK Government’s £650 means-tested cost of living payment. To be eligible for the extra financial support, all new claims for Pension Credit should be submitted to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as soon as possible and no later than Thursday, August 18.
The DWP confirmed that older people who apply for Pension Credit before the deadline - whose claim is later successful - will be eligible for the full £650 payment as it is a retrospective benefit which can be backdated by up to three months, taking it to within the £650 cost of living payment qualifying period in May.
DWP said: “To qualify for the first cost of living payment, worth £326, a person must be entitled to a payment of Pension Credit on any day from April 26 to May 25, 2022. However, new claims for Pension Credit can be backdated for a maximum of three months provided the entitlement conditions are met throughout the three months.”
