Over eight million families are set to receive the £301 cost of living payment between April 25 and May 17, 2023
Millions of households are set to receive a £301 cost of living payment from today as part of the UK Government’s £900 support package for those on means-tested benefits. The Department for Work and Pensions will make payments to some 7.2million households across Great Britain, including 686,000 in Scotland, between April 25 and May 17, 2023.
Commenting on the start of the payment window, Mel Stride, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said: “This latest additional payment will be welcomed by millions of families - as will further payments due over the next year. Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, added: “The best thing we can do to help people’s money go further is deliver on our priorities to halve inflation and grow the economy.
This payment will be tax-free, will not count towards the benefit cap, and will not have any impact on existing benefit awards.Joint claims If you have a joint claim on the qualifying dates, a single payment of £301 will be sent using the same payment method, if you’re eligible. Pension Credit and other income-related benefits Guidance on GOV.UK explains that people on Income-based JSA, income-based ESA, Income Support and Pension Credit will be due the £301 payment if they were entitled to a payment - or later found to be entitled to a payment - of those benefits for “any day in the period January 26, 2023 to February 25, 2023”.
This is because Pension Credit is a retrospective benefit that can be backdated by up to three months, taking it to within the qualifying period .
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