More than eight million households across the whole of the UK will get a cash payment from July to ease cost of living pressures says the Government as the Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey sets out detailed plans today.
The Initial automatic instalment will be £326, with the rest to follow in a second instalment in the autumn
The first instalment of the £650 for qualifying low income households in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will land in bank accounts from 14 July 2022, continuing to the end of the month.
To be eligible for the first instalment, people must have started a successful benefits claim by 25 May.
Work and Pensions Secretary, Thérèse Coffey said:
With millions of the lowest-income households soon seeing the first of two cash instalments land into their bank accounts, we are taking action to directly help families with the cost of living.
This one-off payment totalling £650 is part of our £37 billion cost of living support package that will put an extra £1,200 into the pockets of those most in need.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak added:
We have a responsibility to protect those who are paying the highest price for rising inflation, and we are stepping up to help.
In July over 8 million people will get their first £326 payment to help with rising prices, as part of a package worth at least £1,200 for vulnerable families. I said we would stand by people when they needed help, and we are.
The second instalment of £324 will be sent to qualifying low income households in the Autumn. The payments are designed to be deliberately slightly unequal to minimise fraud risks from those who may seek to exploit this system.
The eligibility date for the second instalment will be announced soon.
