The cost of living crisis continues to badly affect Greater Manchester and the rest of the country
With mortgages and rent also rising dramatically, pressure on household budgets remains extremely high. Part of government efforts to tackle that has been the introduction of cost of living payments.
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: Note that the LCWRA element of Universal Credit, awarded to those unable to work because of a disability or long-term health problem, does not qualify, as we have previously explained. But those on LCWRA will have received the £301 because it is part of Universal Credit.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.
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