Full list of one-off payments for families and individuals due before end of the year

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The best way to plan your household budget for the coming months is to be aware of any notable financial events taking place, whether that's adding them to a calendar - online or paper-based - marking them in a diary or marking a pile of sticky notes and pinning them on the fridge.

Knowing what to expect and when, especially as the summer holidays draw nearer, can help prevent any unwelcome financial surprises.The UK Government has launched its first wave of 2023/24 cost of living support payments with the £301 means-tested lump sum expected to provide additional financial support to more than eight million households.

This will be followed by the £150 disability cost of living payment, £300 for pensioner households and a further £501 (£300 and £299) for those on means-tested benefits.There are also one-off payments only available in Scotland for unpaid carers and families with a disabled child.Below are key dates to add to your diary for the coming months to help you plan your household budget and know exactly what to expect and when.November 30: Child Benefit will stop for some parents with children who are 16 and leaving eductions - more details here.We will update this list with more one-off payments and dates as they are announced. To keep up to date with the latest cost of living news, join our Money Saving Scotland Facebook page here, follow us on Twitter @Record_Money, or subscribe to our newsletter which goes out Monday to Friday - sign up here. DWP says ‘small number’ of outstanding £301 cost of living payments still to be made Petition calling for new monthly energy tariff for pensioner and disabled households due response New inquiry launches into cost of living payments to determine if support fair