Citizens Advice Scotland is urging people on means-tested benefits to look out for the payment next week.
Citizens Advice Scotland is warning that vulnerable people could miss out on a lifeline payment starting next week amid the cost of living crisis. Between October 31 and November 19, the UK Government will make around eight million cost of living payments of £300 to people in receipt of means-tested benefits such as Universal Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment Support Allowance , Tax Credits and Pension Credit.
CAS has seen pensioners, disabled people, and those in work miss out on previous cost of living payments. In one case a disabled woman was refused her cost of living payment and told she was not eligible despite being in receipt of Employment Support Allowance . However, CAS has not specified whether the woman received the £150 disability cost of living payment or if her claim for ESA was contributions-based or income-related.
“Others will miss out because of the arbitrary dates that cut off people’s entitlement. It doesn’t seem fair that someone who has needed extra support from our social security system this month won’t qualify for these payments as we head into the winter. For Universal Credit alone that could be as many as 12,000 people.”
Latest Benefits News £300 cost of living payment in a nutshell Below is everything you need to know about the £300 cost of living payment including eligible benefits, qualifying periods, joint claims, nil awards and how pensioners could still qualify for the money. Who needs to apply? Nobody needs to apply for any of the cost of living payments, these will be made automatically to eligible claimants in receipt of a qualifying benefit.
Guidance on GOV.UK explains: "You will not be eligible for the Cost of Living Payment if your benefit is reduced to £0 for the qualifying period."You may still be eligible for a cost of living payment if your benefit is reduced to £0 and one of the following applies:
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