Speculation has been mounting about when the next cost of living payment will be made to those who are eligible. The government has simply said that £300 payment will be made in the ‘autumn’ meaning it could be any time between now and the end of November.
The Department for Work and Pensions money is intended to help the poorest people in society at a time of year when bills increase as it gets colder, amid high fuel prices. As such it’s probably unlikely it will be made in September as temperatures are still reasonably high and the Met Office has predicted that the second half of the month could be quite warm, and above average for this time of year.
Earlier in 2023 money guru Martin Lewis said he believed that the payment would probably be made in October of November. The final payment of £299 will probably be made before April 6 in 2024, Mr Lewis also said.
The first instalment of the government’s 2023 cost of living payments - worth £301 - was paid out between April 25 and May 17.
The scheme has come under fire from some who feel that people on benefits should not be getting the aid while people in work don’t get any. However, previously Martin Lewis has defended the scheme and said: “We get comments from people who are annoyed about these payments, who say: ‘No help for people who work again, I see’.
“So I wanted to make a few quick points, especially as I’m one of those at the forefront of pushing the state to help people, as without such help, many will genuinely face the choice between heating and eating.
“1) Everyone on universal credit, the UK’s biggest benefit, receives these payments, and 40% of those people are in work. Universal credit is a means-tested benefit, so some of the poorest workers do get it.
“2) The current price of energy is actually a state subsidy called the ‘Energy Price Guarantee’, which undercuts the ‘Energy Price Cap’ that would be paid if there was no subsidy. So there is a form of universal help people are receiving, but may not be aware of (though, as even those who don’t need it, like me, get it, I feel it stretches too high up the net and should be focused on lower to middle incomes).
“3) I understand the annoyance with so many people struggling right now, and the fact benefits have a hard cut-off. Those just above the benefits threshold will, rightly, feel chagrined about this, but let’s not attack the poorest for getting help and try to make sure we push hard to fix our broken energy system.”
Although the eligibility criteria for the autumn 2023 payment have not been announced, it is likely they will be the same as for previous awards. These were paid to people who received on specific dates the following benefits or tax credits:
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Working Tax Credit
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