It will support millions of people
As the cost of living crisis continues to affect households across the country, part of government efforts to tackle that has been the introduction of cost of living payments. The direct payments from the Department for Work and Pensions are designed to ease some of the pressures and cut some of the gap caused by high inflation levels over the past year.
The £301 payment has been given to people receiving any of the following means-tested benefits - they are described as means-tested because the amount given to a claimant depends on their income and savings. The seven benefits that are eligible are: What are the key dates? The payment of £301 was paid out from April 25 to May 17 for people on DWP means-tested benefits, and in a narrower window of May 2 to 9 for people on HMRC tax credits. In order to qualify, people had to be entitled to a payment of income-based JSA, income-related ESA, Income Support, Pension Credit or tax credits for any day in the period January 26 to to February 25, 2023.
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