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Low Income Benefits and Tax Credits – Cost of Living Payment

Posted: April 5, 2023

Cost of Living Payment

You may be entitled to up to 3 Cost of Living Payments of £301, £300 and £299 if you get any of the following benefits or tax credits on certain dates:

  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Income Support
  • Pension Credit
  • Universal Credit
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Working Tax Credit

If you’re entitled, you will get:

  • £301 paid during spring 2023 for most people
  • £300 paid during autumn 2023 for most people
  • £299 paid during spring 2024 for most people

 

Disability Cost of Living Payment

You may be entitled to a Disability Cost of Living Payment of £150 if you get any of the following benefits on a certain date:

  • Attendance Allowance
  • Constant Attendance Allowance
  • Disability Living Allowance for adults
  • Disability Living Allowance for children
  • Personal Independence Payment
  • Adult Disability Payment (in Scotland)
  • Child Disability Payment (in Scotland)
  • Armed Forces Independence Payment
  • War Pension Mobility Supplement

 

Most people will be paid the £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment during summer 2023.

If you have any queries regarding this or any other benefits or cost of living payments and are a Hillcrest tenant or a member of staff please contact our specialist teams on 0300 123 2640 or contact us via MyHillcrest app.