 Housing Benefit Council Tax Support Social Fund (Sure Start Maternity Grant, Funeral Payment, Cold Weather Payment) Universal Credit For the previous payments, you had to be entitled, or later found to be entitled to one of these benefits by a certain date. So, if you already claim benefits, you could be in line for this payment too, although it isn't guaranteed. Who is eligible for the £300 payment? The current Pensioner Cost of Living payment is being given to all pensioners who normally get the Winter Fuel Payment. This means you qualify if: you were born on or before September 25, 1956 you lived in the UK for at least one day during the week of 19 to 25 September 2022 in what is known as the "qualifying week" Jeremy Hunt has now confirmed millions of elderly Brits will receive another one-off £300 payment next April. Again, you qualify if you were born on or before September 25, 1956, but it's not yet known whether households will qualify if they normally receive the Winter Fuel Payment. Who is eligible for the £150 payment? People with disabilities who qualified for the current £150 one-off payment needed to receive one of the following: Attendance Allowance Constant Attendance Allowance Disability Living Allowance for adults Disability Living Allowance for chi){kind=link}
MILLIONS of struggling households will receive up to £1,350 to help them through the winter.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the new cost of living payments as part of his Autumn Statement today.
It means millions on means-tested benefits will receive a £900 payment, pensioners will get £300 and those with disabilities £150.
Mr Hunt told the Commons “one of the biggest worries for families” was energy bills and said the government would “stick with the plan to spend £55bn to help households and businesses with their energy bills”.
The £900 payment will be going to millions on means-tested benefits.