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Cost of Living Support

 

Cost of Living Payment

You may have been entitled to up to 3 Cost of Living Payments of £301, £300 and £299 if you get any of the following benefits or tax credits on certain dates:

  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Income Support
  • Pension Credit
  • Universal Credit
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Working Tax Credit

 

Disability Cost of Living Payment

You may have been entitled to a Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 if you’re getting any of any of the following benefits:

  • Attendance Allowance
  • Constant Attendance Allowance
  • Disability Living Allowance for adults
  • Disability Living Allowance for children
  • Personal Independence Payment
  • Adult Disability Payment (in Scotland)
  • Child Disability Payment (in Scotland)
  • Armed Forces Independence Payment
  • War Pension Mobility Supplement

 

Winter Fuel Payment

The Winter Fuel Payment is an annual payment to help you with heating costs during the colder months. The Government announced in July 2024 that, from this year onwards, to be eligible you must have reached State Pension age and also receive a qualifying means-tested benefit.

If you are over State Pension age and receive a qualifying benefit, you could get £200 towards your bills. If you are over 80, you could get £300 to help with your bills in winter this year. Payments are made to the person claiming the benefit and are for the household.

You're not entitled to Winter Fuel Payment if you live in a care home or nursing home during the period 24 June to 22 September 2024.

 

 

Cold Weather Payment

You may get Cold Weather Payments if the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees celsius or below over 7 consecutive days.

You may get £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather during certain dates.

You may get Cold Weather Payments if you’re getting:

  • Pension Credit
  • Income Support
  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Universal Credit
  • Support for Mortgage Interest

After each period of very cold weather in the relevant area, a payment is made from the DWP within 14 working days. It’s paid into the same bank or building society account as the benefit payments.

 

Warm Home Discount Scheme

You could get £150 off your electricity bill under the Warm Home Discount Scheme. The money is not paid to you - it’s a one-off discount applied to your electricity bill.

You qualify if you either:

 

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