The Department of Work and Pensions is to issue cost of living payments to over 300,000 people in Northern Ireland.
A £900 Cost of Living Payment will be paid to those on means tested benefits in three installments this year with the first £301 payment taking place this Spring.
More than 321,000 people in Northern Ireland will be eligable to receive the payment, including those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits, starts in spring and will go direct to bank accounts in three payments over the course of the financial year.
