DWP £785 PAYMENT.
Hi - I just wondered if anyone else had seen anything about this £785 payment from the DWP? It popped up on my online newsfeed this evening,says it will be paid to people on certain benefits (UC,ESA,JSA,pension credits) and to people on a low household income or with a disability. Says it will be automatically paid in to your account associated with your benefit payments from the 17th April - end of May this year. This is the first I've heard of this! I've looked online to see if it's legitimate,and the only things I can find suggest that it is. But just seems strange that I've heard absolutely nothing about it until now. Anyone out there know anything about this?
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It's not legitimate.
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Ah right. Thought it was too good to be true!
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It is legit, sort of. The £785 is what those on certain benefits will have extra over the next 12 months due to the benefit rises this month. So it's not a one off payment, just what people could get with the increases.
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Ah right. I get you. Thought it was too good to be true!
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Here is official DWP press release. 6th April 2025
You can then see how the media spin it to £785 payments, to further demonise welfare recipients.
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