The DWP have announced the payment date for the next Cost of Living Payment – worth £299.
For those in receipt of a DWP administered benefit, it will be paid between 6 February and 22 February 2024, and for those in receipt of tax credits only, it will be paid between 16 February – 22 February.
To be entitled, claimants must have been receiving a qualifying benefit between 13 November and 12 December 2023.
To qualify, a claimant must have received:
- For Universal Credit, payment for an assessment period ending between 13 November 2023 to 12 December 2023.
- For all other DWP means-tested benefits, payment in respect of any day between 13 November 2023 to 12 December 2023.
- For tax credits-only customers, a payment of tax credits in respect of any day in the period 13 November 2023 to 12 December 2023 or later be paid in respect of any day in this period.
For more information, visit: www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment
