Am I entitled to the 650 cost of living payment?

michael1959
michael1959 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener
edited July 2022 in Benefits and income
hiya , i am on universal credit and pip , am i entitled to the £650 cost of living payment ? thanks mike

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    You will get the £150 in September for your PIP. Whether you're entitled to the first cost of living payment of £326 will depend on when your UC claim started.
    To get the first Cost of Living Payment of £326, you must have been 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 26 April 2022 to 25 May 2022.

  • michael1959
    michael1959 Community Member Posts: 10 Listener
    hiya poppy , many thanks for getting back to me , i have been on universal credit since november 2019 , so that should be in the time scale for the £650 cost of living update ? thanks mike
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    edited July 2022
    From 2019 doesn't count. Providing you received a payment for the assessment period that ended between the dates above then yes you will receive it.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,535 Championing
    I hope the community has helped to answer your query @michael1959 and welcome, thanks for joining :)

    If there's anything else we can help with please do say, and feel free to have a look around the forum if you'd like to.

    Alex

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