Cost of living payment

Who is eligible for the £900 cost-of-living payments and how do they qualify?

A first payment of £301 will be paid out this spring, a second £300 payment will be sent in the autumn, and a third £299 grant will arrive in bank accounts in spring 2024, with extra support for the disabled and pensioners. A first payment of £301 will be paid out this spring, a second £300 payment will be sent in the autumn, and a third £299 grant will arrive in bank accounts in spring 2024. The payments will be sent to eligible people automatically – operating in the same way as the 2022 £650 cost-of-living support for those on benefits. [Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/department-for-work-and-pensions) has announced further details on the [payments](/topic/payments) timeline, building on payments made to more than eight million people in 2022. [benefits](/topic/benefits) claimants, including people on Universal Credit, Pension Credit, and [tax credits](/topic/tax-credits), starts in the spring and will go directly to [bank accounts](/topic/bank-accounts) in three payments, the DWP said on Tuesday (January 3). [illions of households on low incomes will receive fresh cost-of-living support ](https://www.standard.co.uk/business/money/lowincome-households-set-to-receive-new-costofliving-payments-from-spring-b1050383.html)from this spring, with the grants due to be spread out until 2024.

More than eight million eligible means-tested benefits claimants will receive three cash payments deposited directly into their bank accounts over the ...

Millions of low-income households in Britain will receive up to £900 in cost-of-living support beginning this spring. The payments will include a first cost-of-living payment of £301 made in spring 2023; a £300 second cost-of-living payment in autumn 2023; and a third cost-of-living payment of £299 made in spring 2024. There will also be a separate £150 payment for more than six million people with disabilities and £300 for over eight million pensioners There will also be a separate £150 payment for more than six million people with disabilities and £300 for over eight million pensioners on top of their Winter Fuel Payments. There will also be a separate £150 payment for more than six million people with disabilities and £300 for over eight million pensioners. Millions of low-income households in Britain will receive cost-of-living support from the government of up to £900 over the financial year.

Payments of £301, £300 and £299 will be made to eight million homes on benefits between April 1 2023 and March 31, 2024.

The second Cost of Living Payment, for £300, will be paid in Autumn 2023. The third instalment, for £299, will be paid during "Spring 2024". The DWP says: "The £900 Cost of Living Payment will be delivered in three slightly different amounts. The First Cost of Living payment, for £301, is due in "Spring 2023", the DWP says. All three will be made in the 2023-2024 financial year. It will be split into three instalments between April 2022 and the end of March 2023.

People on PIP, Attendance Allowance, Adult Disability Payment or other disability benefits will receive the financial support.

[new cost of living payments](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/dwp-cost-living-payment-schedule-28857740) to help millions of households across the country mitigate soaring inflation and rising energy bills. The payments are worth up to £1,350 in total and aimed at helping low-income and vulnerable households over the next financial year. [Check your eligibility for new £50 heating payment due to be made next month](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/check-eligibility-winter-heating-payment-28855203) [DWP to urge 11m older people to check for £3,500 annual income boost](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/pension-credit-take-up-push-28776610) [Five cost of living trends households predicted to follow this year to help save money](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/five-cost-of-living-trends-28856892) [Successful claim for new £25 weekly child payment could automatically award two more benefits](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/automatic-benefit-awards-child-payment-28626099) [New website helps Scottish households check for extra financial support](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/new-website-checks-financial-support-28695439) [Department for Work and Pensions](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=34d04a43-34ca-4a87-affe-cb9b190a8c37&utm_content=immediately) (DWP) has now confirmed that the £150 disability cost of living payment will be made this summer. Details about qualifying periods and payment dates have not been announced yet, but the guidance on GOV.UK suggests that eligible benefits for each cost of living payment will remain the same as those made to over eight million on low-income benefits, six million on disability benefits and eight million pensioner households. This can be paid in addition to the cost of living payments for households on means-tested benefits (£900) and pensioner households (£300), if eligible.

Millions of households on low incomes will receive fresh cost of living support worth up to £1350.

- £300 – Second cost of living payment – during Autumn 2023 The payment windows will approximately be: - £301 – First cost of living payment – during Spring 2023

Thousands of people across the North East will receive £1350 of Government support through cost-of-living payments this year.

- Third cost of living payment - £299 – Spring 2024 - Second cost of living payment - £300 – Autumn 2023 - Pensioner payment - £300 – Winter 2023 - First cost of living payment - £300 – Spring 2023 - Disability payment - £150 – Summer 2023 As part of the new government payments, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed more details on the next round of cost of living support unveiled in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

Millions of people on low incomes are set to receive further cost of living payments from the government to help them during 2023. The cash follows support ...

He said: "I know these are tough times for families across the UK who are struggling to meet rising food and energy costs, driven by the aftershocks of Covid and Putin’s war in Ukraine. Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride said: "We are sticking by our promise to protect the most vulnerable and these payments, worth hundreds of pounds, will provide vital support next year for those on the lowest incomes. There will be even more financial support - over and above the £900 - for disabled people and pensioners. The new £900 cash boost will go to more than eight million eligible people means-tested benefits claimants, including those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits and will start being paid in the coming spring. Millions of people on low incomes are set to receive further cost of living payments from the government to help them during 2023. It will go directly to bank accounts in three payments over the financial year from April 2023 to March of 2024.

The new £900 cash boost for over eight million eligible benefits claimants, including those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits.

- Third cost of living payment - £299 – Spring 2024. - Second cost of living payment - £300 – Autumn 2023 - First cost of living payment - £301 – Spring 2023 They will be broadly as follows: [£900 cash boost](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23223776.dwp-reveal-dates-new-1350-cost-living-payments/) for over eight million eligible means-tested benefits claimants, including those on [Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23223776.dwp-reveal-dates-new-1350-cost-living-payments/), starts in Spring and will go direct to bank accounts in three payments over the course of the financial year. It is part of the next round of cost-of-living support unveiled in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

Extra cash is coming from the Department for Work and Pensions as well as energy firms.

"The £900 Cost of Living Payment will be delivered in three slightly different amounts. March 2023 - Sixth and final £67 payment on your electricity bill from energy firms to conclude the £400 energy rebate. These payments will all be tax-free, will not count towards the benefit cap, and will not have any impact on existing benefit awards. [DWP](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/dwp) paid an extra £300 for those getting the Winter Fuel Payment, a one-off sum of £150 for people on disability benefits and £650 in two instalments for households on income-based benefits. Specific dates for the spring, summer and autumn instalments have not been announced yet. Autumn 2023 - £300 as the second cost of living payment for low-income households on the means-tested benefits listed above

The new £900 cash boost for over eight million eligible benefits claimants, including those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits.

- Third cost of living payment - £299 – Spring 2024. - Second cost of living payment - £300 – Autumn 2023 - First cost of living payment - £301 – Spring 2023 They will be broadly as follows: [£900 cash boost](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23223776.dwp-reveal-dates-new-1350-cost-living-payments/) for over eight million eligible means-tested benefits claimants, including those on [Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23223776.dwp-reveal-dates-new-1350-cost-living-payments/), starts in Spring and will go direct to bank accounts in three payments over the course of the financial year. It is part of the next round of cost-of-living support unveiled in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

MILLIONS of the lowest income households across the UK will get up to £1350 from the government in 2023-24 to help with the cost of living.

If individuals are eligible they will be paid automatically, and there will be no need to apply. There will also be a separate £150 for over six million disabled people and £300 for over eight million pensioners on top of their Winter Fuel Payments. Exact payment windows will be announced closer to the time, but are spread across a longer period to ensure a consistent support offering throughout the year.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that millions of low-income households will start receiving new cost-of-living support starting ...

The government’s Energy Price Guarantee will continue this year and the government has guaranteed benefits, including pensions, will rise more than 10 per cent, in line with inflation. He said: "I know these are tough times for families across the UK who are struggling to meet rising food and energy costs, driven by the aftershocks of Covid and Putin’s war in Ukraine. "If individuals are eligible they will be paid automatically, and there will be no need to apply. Work and Pensions Secretary, Mel Stride said: "We are sticking by our promise to protect the most vulnerable and these payments, worth hundreds of pounds, will provide vital support next year for those on the lowest incomes. Means-tested benefit applicants will receive £900 according to the plan for 2023. - £301 – First Cost of Living Payment – during spring 2023

As of April, the Energy Bills Support Scheme is set to finish and the Energy Price Guarantee increase. Image: Getty. 03. Jan / 2023. 12 ...

This is designed to keep the average households energy bills to £2,500. For example, the Default Tariff Price Cap for last winter was - £300 – Second Cost of Living Payment – during Autumn 2023 - £301 – First Cost of Living Payment – during Spring 2023 [chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement in November](https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/autumn-statement-hunt-unveils-45-windfall-tax-on-electricity-generators), the Cost of Living Payment scheme is set to provide £900 for those on means-tested benefits, £300 to pensioner households and £150 to those on disability benefits. The first installment of the Government’s Cost of Living Payment scheme will be provided in spring, with the first payment arriving as the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) comes to an end and bills surge.

The Money Saving Expert founder spoke out over £900 DWP payouts, which are set to go into accounts in 2023/24 and gave more exact dates.

The DWP added: “If individuals are eligible they will be paid automatically, and there will be no need to apply. The government says exact payment windows will be announced closer to the time. The new £900 cash boost is for over eight million eligible means-tested benefits claimants, including those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and tax credits, and starts in Spring. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) only gave very broad ‘seasons’ as to when the money will go into people’s accounts - whereas Mr Lewis gave his more exact predictions. Actually 40 per cent-ish of those on Universal Credit are working - means tested benefits includes in-work benefits. Martin Lewis has explained a key point about the different amounts of the £900 cost of living payment, which is going to be made to more than eight million people.