As of today the Department for Work and Pensions has processed
almost six million £150 Disability Cost of Living payments worth
around £900 million.
This follows the government’s announcement on 20 September that
those who had confirmed payment of their disability benefit for
25 May will receive the £150 automatically, with the vast
majority to be paid by early October.
The vast majority of eligible claimants who were due to receive
the one-off £150 payment from the DWP by early
October have now had their payment processed.
The payment will help disabled people with the rising cost of
living, acknowledging the higher costs they often face, such as
for care and mobility needs.
There will be some cases – such as those who gained entitlement
to this payment at a later date or where payments were rejected
due to invalid account details – who will not be paid by the
beginning of October. These will be paid automatically as
soon as possible.
The £150 cost of living payments for disabled people from the
government are part of a £37 billion package of support, which
will see millions of low income households receive at least
£1,200 this year to help cover rising costs.
This also follows the Prime Minister’s announcement of a new
Energy Price Guarantee for the next two winters, saving
households on average £1,000 a year on their energy bills.
Further information
- The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will apply from 1 October
and will discount the unit cost for gas and electricity use. This
guarantee, which includes the temporary suspension of green
levies, means that from 1 October a typical household will pay no
more than £2,500 per year for each of the next two years. This is
in addition to the £400 Energy Bill Support Scheme.
- On top of the EPG and £150 Disability Cost
of Living Payment, there is an extra £150 for properties in
Council Tax bands A-D in England. On top of this, disabled people
on low incomes may also be eligible for the other Cost of Living
payments totalling up to £650 – households in receipt of a
means-tested benefit received the first of the two automatic Cost
of Living payments of £326 from 14 July. The second means-tested
payment of £324 will be issued later this year.
Eligibility
- Those who receive the following disability benefits may be
eligible for the one-off payment of £150 in September: Disability
Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Attendance
Allowance, Scottish Disability Benefits (Adult Disability Payment
and Child Disability Payment), Armed Forces Independence Payment,
Constant Attendance Allowance and War Pension Mobility
Supplement.
- The majority of those who had confirmed payment of their
disability benefit for 25 May have now been paid. For those who
have still to be paid, are awaiting confirmation of their
disability benefits on 25 May, or who are waiting to be assessed
for eligibility to receive disability benefits, the process may
take longer but payments will still be automatic.
- You must have received a payment (or later receive a payment)
of one of the qualifying benefits for 25 May 2022 to get the
payment.
Cost of living support
