If you're over State Pension age and get Winter Fuel Payments You'll get this one-off payment if you get any of the following benefits:Īpplied for one of these benefits by - you won't get the payment until your claim is successful The government will automatically give you a £150 cost of living payment from 20 September 2022. It's worth starting a claim as soon as possible if you're eligible - this means you might be able to get the second cost of living payment. If you’re not claiming any of these benefits yet, you should check if you can claim benefits. If you haven’t had your cost of living payment, and you think you should have, you can report a missing payment on GOV.UK. You’ll get the second payment even if you weren’t entitled to the first payment. If you get Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit, you’ll get the second payment between 23 and 30 November 2022. If you’re applying for Universal Credit, you won’t get the cost of living payment until your benefits claim is successful.įor most benefits, you’ll get the second payment of £324 between 8 and 23 November 2022. Started a successful benefit claim by 25 September 2022 - or by 26 August 2022 if you're applying for Universal Credit To get this payment you must have either:īeen getting a benefit payment on or between 26 August 2022 and 25 September 2022 - it doesn't matter if it gets paid to someone else, like your landlord You’ll only get the second cost of living payment once - even if you get more than 1 of these benefits. Income-related Employment and Support Allowance They'll give you a second payment if you get any of the following benefits: In September 2022, the government gave a cost of living payment to people who get benefits based on their income. You won't have to pay tax on them and they won't count as income when calculating your benefits. For example, if you get Pension Credit, Attendance Allowance and Winter Fuel Payments, you’ll get 3 cost of living payments. You can get as many cost of living payments as you're eligible for. Get certain benefits - for example, Universal Credit, PIP or Attendance AllowanceĪre over State Pension age and get Winter Fuel Payments The government will send you a 'cost of living payment' if you: Check if you'll get a cost of living payment You can find their contact details on any letter or email you’ve had from them.
If you’ve applied for a different benefit, contact the benefits office that's dealing with your claim.
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If you've applied for Universal Credit, you can check how to get a Universal Credit advance payment. For other benefits, you’ll usually repay your advance over 12 weeks. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will take an amount off your future payments until you've paid it back. For Universal Credit, you can spread the repayments over 24 months. This is called a 'short-term benefit advance'. You can get an advance for most benefits, including Universal Credit. When you apply for benefits, you can usually ask to get your first payment early while you’re waiting for either: You might be able to claim benefits or increase your current benefits if you’re: You can find out how to start dealing with your debts. You should speak to the organisations you owe money to – they might let you pay smaller amounts or take a break from payments.ĭon’t ignore bills or letters about money you owe. If you owe money and you're struggling to pay
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