Cost-of-living payment

DWP breakdown shows how many families in each North East constituency area will receive the money, starting on November 8.

The constituency with the lowest eligibility is [Hexham](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all=about/hexham), where only 5,500 families are in receipt of the benefits needed to be able to get the payment. [One gadget you should buy if you're serious about saving energy during the cost of living crisis](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/energy-monitor-plug-appliances-cost-25438228) [Households could save cash by taking a look at their fridge-freezer according to Which? In the whole of the North East region, including Teesside, 397,000 people are due to receive the second payment. This amounts to a total cost of £5.4 billion. All payments to those on [DWP](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/dwp) show that a total of 8.2 million households - or nearly one in four in the UK - will receive the [£650 Cost of living Payment](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-324-cost-living-payment-25417960) in full.