DWP warns households they may not get cost of living payment next week
For once, this is not about the Department for Work and Pensions deliberately making our lives harder.
It seems to be a simple warning that it’s impossible to get the second instalment of the cost of living payment out to all households at the same time.
And, in fairness, while the payment starts to be dished out on Tuesday (November 8), the deadline isn’t until November 23 (November 30 for people on tax credits and legacy benefits).
Here’s the story from My London:
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an urgent warning to households who are expecting the second instalment of the cost of living payment next week. The government department has said that not everyone should expect the payment to arrive on Tuesday, November 8.
Around eight million families are set to receive the payment, which aims to support qualifying low-income households with the rise in the cost of living. The £324 payment is the second lump sum of a £650 payment.
The first payments of £326 were made from July 14 onwards. For the second instalment, the DWP has warned that “a small number” of households will receive payments on November 8, with “numbers increasing significantly” from November 9 onwards, reports Liverpool Echo. The deadline for most payments to be made is November 23.
It is thought that families in receipt of Tax Credits and other eligible legacy benefits will get their money from November 23-30.
Source: DWP’s urgent warning to households expecting cost of living payment next week
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Quell surprise. InJan last year aFTT judge upheld my appeal againt an unlawful pension sanction by thDWP
They still haven’t paid it’s