DWP shares simple way to check whether you are due £301 cost of living payment
People who are unsure whether they will qualify for the £301 cost of living payment this spring have been given a useful pointer. The Department for Work and Pensions has clarified the rules around eligibility for means-tested cost of living payments made during 2022, reports the Daily Record.
As yet, no qualifying period or exact payment dates have been announced. All that is certain is that the £301 will land automatically in more than eight million bank accounts sometime this spring and that the payment window will be confirmed once the final date of the qualifying period has passed.
She said: “Keeping the rules for this policy simple enabled the government to make over 30 million separate payments to support with the cost of living while maintaining core benefit delivery in 2022. This includes the clear rule that you must be entitled to at least 1p of a qualifying social security benefit with respect to the qualifying period to receive a Cost of Living Payment.”
The report also shows that of those with a nil award due to earnings, most had no Universal Credit award for six assessment periods following the qualifying period solely due to earnings or left Universal Credit altogether. Ms Davies added: “Paying those with financial resources available, which would make them ineligible for means-tested benefits, is not the intention of the Cost of Living Payments which are aimed at those on the lowest incomes.
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