The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced the payment schedule for the next wave of cost of living support worth up to £1,350 for those on a low-income, claiming disability benefits and pensioner households. The next round of support is expected to help millions of families across the country through the ongoing economic crisis.
However, not everyone claiming benefits will automatically qualify for the £900 means-tested payment which is due to be made in three lump sums over the course of the new financial year. Claimants on qualifying benefits including Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Tax Credits will see the first payment for £301 land in their bank accounts automatically this Spring.
The guidance on GOV.UK indicates that eligibility for the 2023/24 cost of living payments will follow the same criteria as last year. This means that certain claimants will need to be in receipt of Universal Credit, along with their non-qualifying benefit to receive the first payment of £301 in a few weeks’ time.
