The DWP has already handed out its first cost of living payment to millions of households in the past few weeks. The department began sending out £326 to millions of people from July 14, the first instalment of a £650 support package aimed at those hardest hit by the cost of living crisis.
8.4 million households were expected to receive the payment from that date and the government said almost all eligible households should have got £326 by July 31, reports the Liverpool Echo. You can read more about who is and isn't eligible for the payment here.
However, the DWP also warned that some people who are eligible for the payment might see a delay in getting their money, and there is now a way to report a missing payment to the department if you haven't gotten it yet or believe you might be entitled to it.
