April dates for DWP payments, benefits, pensions and cost of living top ups
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “With energy bills set to fall from July onwards, this temporary change will bridge the gap and ease the pressure on families, while also helping to lower inflation too.” Without that help in place, the average household would have been paying an annualised bill of £4,279 between January and April but, because of the EPG, that was reduced to £2,500 with the government picking up the remaining £1,779. “The withdrawal of the Energy Bill Support Scheme will still mean the average monthly bill rises by £67 from April,” she said. “For these people, the removal of the £67-a-month discount is going to mean even bigger bill nightmares.” WINTER SUPPORT MEASURES RUN OUT SOON In addition, two more schemes that have provided financial help to low-income families this winter are also expiring at the end of March: both the Warm Home Discount and the Cold Weather Payment scheme will cease to apply. As Good Friday and Easter Monday are both bank holidays, anyone expecting to receive any of the following payments from the Department for Work and Pensions on either of those dates will instead receive their money early on Thursday 6 April instead: Universal credit State pension Pension credit Disability living allowance Personal independence payment Attendance allowance Carer’s allowance Employment support allowance Income support Jobseeker’s allowance If you are not expecting payment on either of those dates, you should be paid as normally and be unaffected by the slight disruption.
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