Cost of living payments

anthonynoelgarside

Both my wife and I receive the state pension,  my wife also receives P I P will we be eligible?  

kkkklinky

People need to understand this is the last COL payment, it's been confirmed by government. So people saying they are relying on it( which you should never do since it clearly states a 2-3 week payment window), need to realise there will be no more money unless they use the HSF by local councils. The DWP/ Gov cannot be expected to pay 8 million people in a single day, they use a random system which is the fairest way to distribute so many payments. I appreciate people are desperate but stressing about it won't teleport the cash into accounts any faster, and relying on a payment on the first day is absolutely ludicrous since there have been 5 of these COLS and it's clearly stated every time a 2 week payment window. 


I advise people wait until the last day of payments(99% are usually paid in the first 7 days anyway)and then fill in a missing payment form..DWP won't do anything until then.

Jyana

anthonynoelgarside said:

Both my wife and I receive the state pension,  my wife also receives P I P will we be eligible?  

If you receive Pension Credit, not the State Pension, for any day in the period 13 November 2023 to 12 December 2023 then yes.

Otherwise, you should have already received all your CoL payments so far. The last ones being the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment top up to the Winter Fuel Payment in December, and the Disability Cost of Living Payment back in April.

gbhxu

Aquapara said:

CoreSock said:

Anyone received their £299 yet?

This being the first day, i have not.

I've not had mine neither.... bit angry about it because I bloody need it!

The real problem is that benefit levels are too low in the first place. To put things into perspective for myself. I'm getting IR ESA, I'm living, existing on less than I was earning 19 years ago before I had to give up work due to ill health!

Muttleythefrog

CoreSock said:

Aquapara said:

CoreSock said:

Anyone received their £299 yet?

This being the first day, i have not.

I've not had mine neither.... bit angry about it because I bloody need it!

Thankyou for your reply.

Me too.

Some people on here clearly do not understand that others might be struggling.

On the contrary... clearly many are struggling.. the payments in effect are a gesture of government to that idea.. but complaining here about the timing of a COL payment won't change a damned thing for anyone... better off looking at genuine money saving options on the site... and I would suggest this is especially important if people are reliant on these payments since it looks like this could well be the very last.

JadedAngel88

gbhxu said:

Aquapara said:

CoreSock said:

Anyone received their £299 yet?

This being the first day, i have not.

I've not had mine neither.... bit angry about it because I bloody need it!

The real problem is that benefit levels are too low in the first place. To put things into perspective for myself. I'm getting IR ESA, I'm living, existing on less than I was earning 19 years ago before I had to give up work due to ill health!

I get UC, Lcwra and pip, no mobility just the care bit. I get roughly the same as I did when I was working full time 5 years ago, which is £1442. 

I think you have to cut your cloth better. My bills come to £502 per month, that's everything. I don't have any subscriptions or fancy phones, not that I would if I did have the money, but I live on what I get. The only thing that I do spend more on is gas for the heating because my condition is worse if I'm cold. 

It sure sucks being on benefits but have to make the best out of a bad situation. 

And just for the original op I got mine yesterday, Monzo early payment thingy. But I don't rely on getting it either, it's just a nice little bonus.

TheLivingStone

I don't understand people's issue with others discussing the col payment.

You don't know what people have been through to land them in utter desperate circumstances.

I'll be checking my bank at 8am, hoping and praying it's there.

rich_shot2003

Mine went in this morning.

poppy12345

TheLivingStone said:

I don't understand people's issue with others discussing the col payment.

You don't know what people have been through to land them in utter desperate circumstances.

I'll be checking my bank at 8am, hoping and praying it's there.

They can moan all they want but the date it goes into their bank is beyond anyone's control and nothing we can do about it. They give a payment window because it's impossible to pay millions of people on the same day.

CoreSock

rich_shot2003 said:

Mine went in this morning.

Thankyou for your update.