Cost of living payments and eligibility for the remainder of 2022

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Sunak’s headline gesture was knocking £400 off household energy bills alongside a £650 one-off payment for around eight million households on means-tested benefits; a £300 one-off payment to over 8 million pensioner households to be paid alongside their Winter Fuel Payments ; and a £150 one-off payment for around 6 million people across the UK who receive certain disability benefits. £650 Cost of Living Payment To qualify for this one-off relief measure, you must be in receipt of Child Tax Credit and/or Working Tax Credit or be entitled to a payment from one of the following means-tested benefits schemes during the assessment period of 26 April to 25 May 2022: Universal Credit Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance Income-related Employment and Support Allowance Income Support Pension Credit Millions of people will now have received their first instalment of £326, most of which were paid out between 14 and 31 July, with the remaining £324 due in bank accounts this autumn. £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment This grant will be paid out in September to eligible individuals who have already received one of a number of qualifying disability benefits prior to 25 May 2022. These are: Attendance Allowance Constant Attendance Allowance Disability Living Allowance for adults Disability Living Allowance for children Personal Independence Payment Adult Disability Payment Child Disability Payment Armed Forces Independence Payment War Pension Mobility Supplement If you receive disability benefits from both the Ministry of Defence and the DWP, you will only receive one payout of £150, not two.