Gov announcement today

poppy123456

rednax said:

bg844 said:

There is guidance on gov.uk however it’s very basic and says DWP will make further announcements shortly. Good to see this time they’ve included people on disability benefits with £150, he has announced more than I thought. Hopefully more details will follow though to help people know who’s entitled to what. 

My friend receives Carer’s Allowance and Universal Credit as a single person but is unsure if he will get anything because he lives with his dad who gets UC and it was specifically announced as household. Let’s see. 

I wonder if LCWRA will fall through the net again. In real terms were already down 5% due to inflation in the first place.

LCWRA is part of UC, those that claim UC are one of those that will receive the £650, in 2 separate payments. Information regarding this is in the link i posted on page 1.

Jupiter61

Thanks Poppy123456. If he £150 payment does not , eventually come with PIP payments, which government department do you think will pay it? For my disabilities PIP is the only route through which I receive disability payments which are an enormous help to me.

poppy123456

rednax said:

poppy123456 said:

rednax said:

bg844 said:

There is guidance on gov.uk however it’s very basic and says DWP will make further announcements shortly. Good to see this time they’ve included people on disability benefits with £150, he has announced more than I thought. Hopefully more details will follow though to help people know who’s entitled to what. 

My friend receives Carer’s Allowance and Universal Credit as a single person but is unsure if he will get anything because he lives with his dad who gets UC and it was specifically announced as household. Let’s see. 

I wonder if LCWRA will fall through the net again. In real terms were already down 5% due to inflation in the first place.

LCWRA is part of UC, those that claim UC are one of those that will receive the £650, in 2 separate payments. Information regarding this is in the link i posted on page 1.

I was referring to the "disability benefits" part.  A tribunal judge ordered that I had I have LCWRA through long term illness, but I expect LCWRA will fall through the net again in that respect. 

LCWRA is not a disability benefit. A disability benefit is PIP/DLA or AA. IN the link i posted it also says...

Those on disability benefits will receive £150 in September, which may be on top of the £650 payment.

So it's not yet confirmed that the £150 extra will be paid to those claiming disability benefit.

You can read it here, if you didn't see my previous comment. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61592496

poppy123456

Jupiter61 said:

Thanks Poppy123456. If he £150 payment does not , eventually come with PIP payments, which government department do you think will pay it? For my disabilities PIP is the only route through which I receive disability payments which are an enormous help to me.

  PIP is part of DWP so it will be those that will pay it.

ShirleyW

There is a lot more information here on the Gov website 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-support/cost-of-living-support-factsheet-26-may-2022

Jupiter61

Thanks for the link ShirleyW. Brilliant! Going to check it out right now.

poppy123456

ShirleyW said:

There is a lot more information here on the Gov website 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cost-of-living-support/cost-of-living-support-factsheet-26-may-2022

Thanks for that. This confirms that the extra £150 for those claiming qualifying disability benefits such as PIP/DLA/AA will receive this ontop of the £650 (for those claiming certain means tested benefits)

MarkM88

Thanks for sharing. 

It also clears up the energy bit too as I have a few family members that still top up for their energy and that link states if that’s the case they will get their £400 via voucher. 

janer1967

I'm very grateful for the extra support and more than I expected and by no means moaning 

But interesting to note that the disabled get the lowest level of support at £150 compared to pensioners at £300 and means tested benefits at £650 

I know there are some disabled that will get both elements but those just on disability will only get the lower amount 

Just expressing my opinion don't shout at me 

MarkM88

I suppose it’s a balancing act when it comes to combing who might get what. 

Did anyone watch the online live Q&A with Martin Lewis and the chancellor at 5.30pm? Was interesting.

MarkM88

I’m not Martins biggest fan but the questions put to him were from individuals and organisations so was interesting to hear the responses. 

janer1967

I may be wrong if someone can clarify a single person who lives with family and has in essence no housing cost or energy bill and claims uc will get the £650 ,(family members don't claim any benefits) so they are only person in household claiming benefits ? 

Have I got this right 

poppy123456

@janer1967 yes they would qualify. What isn’t clear is that if multiple families members in the same household would each receive the £650 if they are all claiming one of the means tested benefits. Or whether it’s per “household “ which is what it suggests. 

janer1967

@poppy123456 it did suggest per household but how they would monitor that with each person having a different account I don't know 

poppy123456

That’s true @janer1967. We will know more once they make further announcements with how exactly this will be paid. 

janer1967

I suppose it is the same for the pip extra there can be multiple claimants in the same household and unlike uc where for eg a couple claim as a couple rather than individual like pip 

Sure it will all come out in the next few weeks typical that the cabinet all on break now 

janer1967

Think I heard earlier that rishi is answering questions on good morning Britain tomorrow