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...

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
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