Hi, my name is deegurl! Will I qualify for the cost of living payments?

deegurl

Hey guys - so was reading online got to be eligible the assessment period for the cost of living it’s 26april-25may my assessment period is 25th may - 24th June does that mean I do not qualify? Or won’t receive the payment it’s hard to understand as received my first payment of UC on the 1st July 

hope someone can help ❤️

poppy123456

deegurl said:

Hey guys - so was reading online got to be eligible the assessment period for the cost of living it’s 26april-25may my assessment period is 25th may - 24th June does that mean I do not qualify? Or won’t receive the payment it’s hard to understand as received my first payment of UC on the 1st July 

hope someone can help ❤️

To qualify for the first £326 your assessment period must end between 26th April - 25th May. Therefore, you don't qualify for the first payment. Were you claiming any other benefits before you claimed UC?

Full details here. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment

Ross_Alumni

Hello @deegurl and welcome to the community  

 

This is a very supportive and welcoming site to be a part of so I’m hopeful that you’ll find it to be a positive outlet. Feel free to have a look around and get involved wherever you’d like 😊 I have included below a few of the pages I’d recommend having a look through to get used to things:

• The virtual coffee lounge which is one of our categories, in which we play games and talk about general subjects such as hobbies and interests
• The recent discussions page, which shows an overview of everything happening across the community
• The categories page, which shows a full list of discussion groups on the community

If you have any questions at all then don’t hesitate to ask.

I have moved your query over to our Universal Credit category and edited the title a bit