Households to begin receiving £650 Cost of Living Payment within weeks
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStruggling households all across the country will be receiving extra cash from the government within the following weeks to help with the rising cost of living.
Payments will be made in two lump sums to benefit claimants, with the first set of payments to begin in July. Those who qualify for the extra support include people receiving income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Universal Credit, Nottinghamshire Live reports.
A spokesperson for the Government said: "You will get one payment from July 2022 and a second payment in autumn 2022, if you’re entitled.
You will need to have been entitled to one of these qualifying benefits on 25 May 2022 to get the first payment. Read more: Dad 'lived in a tent with needle hanging out of arm' - but is saved by fishing "We will update this guidance when the government has announced the date on which you need to have been entitled to one of these qualifying benefits to get the second payment. "If you have a joint claim with a partner, you will get one payment of £650 for both of you, paid in 2 lump sums from July 2022 and in autumn 2022, if eligible.
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