New £324 cost of living payment update for people still waiting on money from DWP or HMRC
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that some 7.3 million payments of £324 have now been made to low-income families across the country as part of the UK Government’s £37 billion cost of living support package.
The latest figures from DWP show that £2.3 billion has been paid out to over 99% of all eligible claimants across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the rollout began on November 8.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) started making payments to over one million people in receipt of Tax Credits-only on Wednesday, November 23 and will continue to do so until November 30.
However, for those still waiting on the second wave of support, DWP has updated its dedic ated Cost of Living page on GOV.UK to allow people on Universal Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support or Pension Credit to report a missing £324 payment.
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