Full benefits of getting £650 payment to help with energy bills – including Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dismissed a call from Conservative MP, Virginia Crosbie, to assess the “potential merits of extending the £650 support for the rise in energy” to include people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Carer's Allowance.

The government has confirmed when the first Cost of Living payments will be made following chancellor Rishi Sunak's announcement of the new support package last month. Eight million homes across the country will start to see the first instalment of the £650 grant hit their bank accounts in just a few weeks.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has rejected a call from Labour MP, Charlotte Nichols, to widen the eligibility scope for the one-off £650 Cost of Living Payment to include people on contribution-based Employment Support Allowance and other non-means tested benefits.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a £15 billion package of additional financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more challenging to cope with the rising cost of living.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has ‘disagreed’ with a petition calling on the UK Government to increase benefits in line with current levels of inflation to help “stop the cost of living crisis becoming a poverty emergency”.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced that every domestic electricity customer across the country will receive a £400 discount off their energy bill from October in a new effort by the UK Government to help millions of households cope with the cost of living crisis.

Boris Johnson will look to relaunch his beleaguered premiership with another cost of living support package tomorrow.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a £15 billion package of additional financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more difficult to make their money stretch to cover the rising cost of living.

Last month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a £15 billion package of further financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more difficult to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a £15 billion package of further financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more difficult to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living.

Newly-announced measures to help those living on the breadline in Stirling have been welcomed - but there are fears they won’t be enough to reverse the current situation for many.

Legacy benefit claimants are still waiting to hear if a legal challenge over the £20 weekly uplift paid to millions of people on Universal Credit during coronavirus lockdowns has been successful in its application to appeal the ruling.

A man who owns seven homes and is due a windfall of £2,800 from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s energy rebate has said he’ll keep the cash.

New YouGov research recently commissioned by British Gas indicates that four in 10 households will struggle to pay their next energy bill in the wake of Ofgem’s 54 per cent increase, which came into effect on April 1.

Last week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the Uk Government will double the £200 energy bill ‘loan-not-loan’ to £400 which is set to be applied to all domestic electricity accounts from October and turned it into a grant meaning nobody needs to pay it back.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed in its Touchbase newsletter changes to some benefits and State Pension payment dates due to the upcoming bank holidays this week.

Stacey Solomon has openly spoken about how being on benefits 'saved her life' before she found fame. The TV star was discussing the cost of living crisis as she joined the panel on Friday's Loose Women. Their conversations came a day after chancellor Rishi Sunak outlined a fresh package of support for people across the country.

As the cost of living crisis deepens, millions of households are struggling to cover the spiralling cost of living. The UK government has responded by announcing a financial package designed to assist those who need help the most.