New £150 cost of living payment for 6m people claiming disability benefits due this summer
dailyrecord.co.ukThe UK Government recently announced a series of new cost of living payments to help millions of households across the country mitigate soaring inflation and rising energy bills.
The new cost of living support package is worth £26 billion in 2023/24, in addition to the 10.1% benefits uprating, which is worth £11 billion to working age households and people with disabilities.
This means that millions of households across the UK will be supported by additional cost of living payments which include £900 for people on eligible means-tested benefits, £300 for pensioner households and £150 for people claiming a disability benefit.
The payments are worth up to £1,350 in total and aimed at helping low-income and vulnerable households over the next financial year.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has now confirmed that the £150 disability cost of living payment will be made this summer.No qualifying period has been announced yet and no exact payment windows have been released, but DWP said these will be given closer to the time.Payments will be made automatically, so there’s no need for anyone to apply for any of the cost of living payments.
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