THOUSANDS more Brits could qualify for a £325 cost of living payment later this summer.
Last month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £650 payment to 8million hard-up Brits.
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The Department for Work and Pensions will make the payment in two lump sums – the first £325 from July, the second £325 in the autumn.
The payments will go to everyone on means-tested benefits, including universal credit, pensions credit, housing benefit, jobseekers’ allowance and income support.
To get the first payment you needed to be in receipt of one of those benefits, or have begun a claim that is successful as of May 25.
However, the deadline for applying for the second payment has not yet been set.
That means thousands of Brits who qualify for one of those benefits could start a claim and be eligible for the second payment.
You can check to see if you can apply for benefits – or see if you’re missing out on cash – by using a calculator like one supplied by Turn2Us.
You would need to qualify for help and apply before the second date, which is due to be set by HMRC and the DWP later this year.
For example, Quilter recently warned that upto one million pensioners could miss out on payments.
How do I get the £650 payment?
Eight million households on means-tested benefits will get a £650 cost of living payment.
The payments will go to everyone on means-tested benefits, including universal credit, pensions credit, housing benefit, jobseekers’ allowance and income support.
The Department for Work and Pensions will make the payment in two lump sums – the first £325 from July, the second £325 in the autumn.
It means you don’t have to do anything to get the payment – it will be given out automatically.
We recently wrote about how some Brits who claim tax credits will have to wait longer for their £650 payment.
A DWP spokesperson said: “We recognise the challenges people are facing with the cost of living, which is why we’ve brought forward a further £15bn of support on top of the £22bn already announced to address those pressures.
“More than 8 million low income households in receipt of benefits will get an additional £650 through payments next month and in the autumn, while those entering the welfare system now will qualify for the second round.
“Furthermore, we have arranged separate one-off payments of £300 for pensioners and £150 for people receiving disability benefits. Those eligible can rest assured that they will get this money automatically, to help through these challenges.”
What other help is available?
A £400 energy bill discount will replace current plans for a £200 energy rebate, which households were told they would have to pay back over five years.
Now EVERY household will get a £400 grant which you WON’T have to pay back through higher energy bills in later years.
It will be given automatically to all households in England, Scotland and Wales – you will not have to apply.
It will be paid to households via their energy suppliers.
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The energy discount will be dished out from October and payments will be paid in instalments over the successive six months.
Direct debit and credit customers will see their money credited to their account.
While millions of pensioners will get a one-off £300 payment too.
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