Millions of UK households will receive £301 directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May.
This is the first of three payments totalling up to £900 for those eligible and on means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit or Pension Credit, in 2023/24. This follows the £650 Cost of Living Payment made to over eight million people in 2022.
Over 8 million households in the UK will get a cash payment from July 2022 to ease cost of living pressures.
Over 8 million households will receive the first of two cost of living instalments totalling £650 from 14 July 2022, part of the £1,200 support package this year
Initial automatic instalment for means-tested benefit claimants will be £326, with the rest to follow in a