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

biggysmaller

They need to announce a second payment date pretty darn soon as we now into autumn! Unbelievable how shoddy the DWP can be with giving out any money but very quick when it comes to stopping payments or taking money back!

Martin, you need to get on their case a about this second Autumn payment....the bills are coming in!

poppy12345

biggysmaller said:

Martin, you need to get on their case a about this second Autumn payment....the bills are coming in!

He doesn't have anything to do with the forums.

biggysmaller

poppy12345 said:

biggysmaller said:

Martin, you need to get on their case a about this second Autumn payment....the bills are coming in!

He doesn't have anything to do with the forums.

It was rhetorical.

gizmo1961

My child element stopped in my UC payment for AP August to September as he left full time education as September is the usual month for this I would imagine DWP will use this AP to reduce the amount of second payments given as in my case my award is now nil and I'm sure others will be the same 

poppy12345

gizmo1961 said:

My child element stopped in my UC payment for AP August to September as he left full time education as September is the usual month for this I would imagine DWP will use this AP to reduce the amount of second payments given as in my case my award is now nil and I'm sure others will be the same 

No one has any idea yet what the criteria will be for the £324 because it hasn't yet been announced.

sheramber

It is the Government who decide the assessment period, not the DWP.

calcotti

sheramber said:

It is the Government who decide the assessment period, not the DWP.

It is the Secretary of State for DWP, DWP is a government department and the SOS is a cabinet minister so it is, in away, both the government and the DWP.

rhcp

Maybe they are thinking that people will get temporary jobs at Christmas, thus reducing the number of people eligible, so delaying it as long as possible.

calcotti

rhcp said:

Maybe they are thinking that people will get temporary jobs at Christmas, thus reducing the number of people eligible, so delaying it as long as possible.

The qualifying date for the second CoL payment has to be a date not later than 31st October. This is set out in the regulations.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/38/section/1/enacted

Furzeguy

Frankly I would not be surprised if the government announced that the second instalment will not go ahead, they have shown how they hate the poor in the last few days, and I would not be surprised if they didn't use the excuse that the £650 was needed in April but since the price cap has been announced it is no longer relevant so the second payment will not go ahead. 

I despise this government and I really hope I am wrong. I have been in tears this afternoon literally as my daughter who is pregnant can barely survive on universal credit now, and I have run out of money to help her as an oap on pension and pip, and yet there is talk they will cut it in real terms again our pension and uc.

I know this is a forum not about policy, but I fear for the future, for all of us. I am glad I only have a few years left to live, but I weep, literally for the young.