Eight million households to receive £2 billion Cost of Living support From today low-income households will start to receive the third Cost of Living Payment worth £299. Payments are part of the £104 billion Cost of Living support which includes uprating benefits by 6.7% and pensions by 8.5% Comes as more people are set to secure long-term financial security through work thanks to the next generation of welfare reforms Millions... Read more
7.2 million Cost of Living payments made to low-income families Over 7.2 million payments of £326 have already been made to help households through the government’s Cost of Living support. 7.2 million payments of £326 – worth a total of £2.4 billion – made in first week of Cost of Living support rollout Payments mark the first half of the £650 Cost of Living payment for low-income families, with the second half coming in the autumn... Read more