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The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that around six million claimants will begin receiving a one-off cash boost of £150 amid the worsening cost of living crisis

Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

Around six million people will receive a one-off £150 disability cost of living payment from Tuesday. The vast majority of those eligible are expected to receive their one-off payment by the start of October, the UK Government has said. People are also being urged to be alert to scammers targeting…

Nearly 1.4m people across the UK currently receive either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

The payments are part of the government’s £37 billion support package

The new DWP cost of living payments will be arriving in bank accounts in a matter of weeks

The payment will be made automatically to people receiving certain disability benefits

To qualify for the payment, people must have been claiming disability benefits like DLA or PIP in May 2020, the money will be sent by early October

Around 6 million people are eligible