Cost of Living Payment

Aarajake1

I have been receiving LCWRA for 4 months now.  Am I entitled to The Autumn cost of Living payment

chiarieds

Hi @Aarajake1 - From the govt website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment

''You are eligible for the Cost of Living Payment of £300 if you were entitled to a payment (or later found to be entitled to a payment) of Universal Credit for an assessment period that ended in the period 18 August 2023 to 17 September 2023.''

So, yes!

Aarajake1

Is this the case even though I receive contributions based ESA as well

bg844

Aarajake1 said:

Is this the case even though I receive contributions based ESA as well

Contributions-based ESA alone isn't a qualifying benefit for the Cost of Living payment. If you are receiving UC alongside and have been for the last 4 months like chiarieds pointed out then, yes.

Middleton

Has anyone recieved their payment?

poppy123456

I received mine on Tuesday and my daughter had hers today. There's still a couple of weeks yet to receive it, so plenty of time left.

Ray212

Still waiting, wondering if it goes on surnames

poppy123456

Ray212 said:

Still waiting, wondering if it goes on surnames

No, it doesn’t. People in the same household with the same surname have been known to receive it at different times.

Many people have tried to work out a logical way in which they pay people, but no one has yet managed to work it out. Payments are just made at random. 

markwilliams12345

I haven’t received mine yet !   Im on esa & pip I wounded if they do them alphabetical order 
 ( i got the last 2/3. So I should get this one but it’s. Abit late 

How many on here have had theirs 👍

Albus_Scope

Just got my UC one and it's gone straight to the landlady so I'm in her good books for a bit longer. 

poppy123456

markwilliams12345 said:

I haven’t received mine yet !   Im on esa & pip I wounded if they do them alphabetical order 
 ( i got the last 2/3. So I should get this one but it’s. Abit late 

How many on here have had theirs 👍

It's not late being paid at all. They have until 19th November to pay it to you, so there's plenty of time yet. There's over 8 million people entitled to this payment and up until today they've made 6.4 million payments. So they still have payments to make. Most of those that were paid today are likely to receive it by middle of next week, unless they made a fast payment to arrive in their bank on the same day.

 

You can see that here. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-payment-2023-to-2024-management-information/cost-of-living-payment-2023-to-2024-management-information#means-tested-benefits-cost-of-living-payment-second-payment