DWP: Over 1.7m benefits claimants will miss out on £900 cost of living payment
People on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Tax Credits will be eligible
Not all benefits claimants will receive the new £900 Cost of Living Support payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), a government minister has confirmed.
The £301 first instalment of the money – intended to help the vulnerable meet their energy bill commitments and grocery needs with inflation at a 40-year high – is due to go out into recipients’ bank accounts in spring this year, followed by another £300 in the autumn and a further £299 next spring.
More precise dates are expected to be announced later.
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