The next £324 cost of living payment date....vague!

Standingstrong

It was seen on tiktok that it will be processed on 1st October but as it’s Saturday It’ll be in Friday 

poppy12345

Standingstrong said:

It was seen on tiktok that it will be processed on 1st October but as it’s Saturday It’ll be in Friday 

That is completely wrong. As previously advised, no dates or criteria have yet been announced.

Spoonie_Turtle

Standingstrong said:

It was seen on tiktok that it will be processed on 1st October but as it’s Saturday It’ll be in Friday 

Ah yes, that famously reliable bastion of journalism

It has its uses, but for official information I wouldn't believe it unless it linked to an official (in this case, gov.uk) source.

calcotti

The government ashen't even announced what the qualifying date is for the second payment is yet, let alone the payment dates. The qualifying date itself could, under the regulations, be as late as 31st October.

molerat

DWP have confirmed to a journalist question that no date has yet been set

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-issues-clarification-people-can-7634678

A spokesman told LeicestershireLive: "We haven't confirmed when the second payment will be made yet. We’ll be keen to let people know clearly and widely when there is a date to announce."

deannagone

I've looked at several national and local newspaper articles whilst googling.  Nothing consistent except that they are all inconsistent guesses.  Suspect we will be waiting a while if the government hasn't even announced a date.  I wonder if their account is overdrawn lol.

alexnurse12052022

Have you noticed how much "click bait" there is. I'm not getting the payment, I am a nurse, but I am checking on behalf of patients/clients. The click-bait really angers me, a lot of articles headlining "Government announce date of second payment", and when you open the article, no such announcement. I'm referring to certain online newspaper companies, not junk emails. But the newspaper even more junk than junk emails! 

4justice2

The fake "October 1st payment date" seems to have originated with various online newspapers from the "Reach" group. Known for dubious clickbait headlines.😕

Adrian_T_B

alexnurse12052022 said:

Have you noticed how much "click bait" there is. I'm not getting the payment, I am a nurse, but I am checking on behalf of patients/clients. The click-bait really angers me, a lot of articles headlining "Government announce date of second payment", and when you open the article, no such announcement. I'm referring to certain online newspaper companies, not junk emails. But the newspaper even more junk than junk emails! 

Any "news" sources that has a city name, followed by the word "live", are all at it. Best ignored.

Robbie64

4justice2 said:

The fake "October 1st payment date" seems to have originated with various online newspapers from the "Reach" group. Known for dubious clickbait headlines.😕

Yes, the Reach group of local newspapers have been running clickbait headlines for years about benefits but have gone into overdrive this year. My local paper is one of them. All they do is quote the source as being another one of the Reach owned local papers. So far this year they've had numerous articles about how certain disabilities can get you PIP, AA, ESA, UC and a whole host of other things. Most of which have been highly inaccurate.