DWP shares new eligibility details for £900 cost of living payments due next year
dailyrecord.co.ukDuring the Autumn Statement last month, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a series of new cost of living payments to help millions of households across the country mitigate the impact of ever-increasing inflation and rising energy bills during 2023/24.
The new cost of living support package is worth £26 billion and includes payments of £150 for people on disability benefits, £300 for pensioner households and £900 for those on means-tested benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Tax Credits from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
More than eight million households on means-tested benefits will receive the support, however, DWP has already given an indication on who will not receive the money, which is expected to be paid in two instalments, in response to a query from Labour’s shadow secretary of state for work and pensions.
Last week, Jonathan Ashworth MP, asked DWP if it will take steps to ensure that the £900 cost of living payment will not exclude benefit claimants whose Universal Credit payments have been reduced to a nil award as a result of a sanction.
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