Thousands to get £500 paid directly into bank accounts for cost of living – are you one of them?

THOUSANDS of Brits are set to get £500 paid directly into their bank accounts – check if you qualify.

Hard-up families in Worcester can claim the money via the government’s Household Support Fund (HSF).

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The cash is dished out from a pot of £842million in help by the Department of Work and Pensions.

Each council is allocated a portion of the money to distribute to cash-strapped families who make less than £50,000.

Grants you can claim depend on your location so you’ll have to check how much you can get and how your council will pay you.

Some local authorities are making bank transfers while others are offering help in the way of food or utility bill vouchers.

The fund was due to end in March this year but was extended until April 2024 – meaning households can get more support.

Low-income earners can get £500 paid directly into their bank accounts to help tackle the cost of living crisis.

To apply, you have to be a permanent Worcestershire resident with an income of no more than £31,000 and with no household savings.

And someone at home has to have some form of vulnerability e.g. disability, long term health condition or unmanageable debt.

Pensioners on pension credit should have had a one-off payment already.

What if I don’t live in Worcester?

If you don’t live in Tandridge, ask your local council what it’s offering through the Household Support Fund.

Those living in Dudley could get up to £275 to help towards the cost of living from next month.

Eligible households can get £195 free if they live in Bracknell Forest.

Thousands of residents in Nottinghamshire will be given £100 in free cash.

There is other help out there if you are not eligible for the funding.

For example, you could be entitled to a cost of living payment of up to £1,350.

This year and into 2024 the government is handing out payments to millions of people.

Individually the payments are worth £900, £300 and £150.

Some people may be eligible for all three which means a total of £1,350.

The £900 Cost of Living payment has been split into three instalments worth £301, £300 and £299.

The second instalment of £300 is being dished out from October 31.

A separate £300 pensioner CoL payment will follow from November, but an exact date is yet to be announced.

Plus the £150 Warm Home Discount is being applied from October 16.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk