The £650 government flop

jude1967

I am getting very concerned how I  going to survive this winter..I getting confused ..I am on uc and I also get pip..is it true we not entitle to the £650 that other claimants are getting but I am getting confused one minute we getting it .the next they sneakily put in that people that get pip not entitle to the payment .I am thinking has the dwp lost their mind the dwp still always against disable people we get cut out of everything because we get pip ..there already a strain on everything I gone from ,£10 to 15 awkward now it's, Nearly £40 on my electric and my gas gone up a extra £10 wk ..I know by winter my gas is going to be about £40,,/£50 wk before another hike again which will see rise of 64%in January  I am struggling now .does anyone know if we get the £650 as I constantly looking on papers online and then I think I getting it then they say who not getting it and there it's is in black and white people who get pip won.t get it why I ain.t got a clue ..its getting rough now ..bread gone up 50p butter gone up £1 fresh veg everything gone up from 20p to £1 extra meat omg now that's gone through the roof so I already worried and it's summer time..I stressed out already .can someone please confirm for me is that do we get it yes or no

calcotti

jude1967 said:

..I am on uc and I also get pip..is it true we not entitle to the £650 that other claimants are getting 

No it's not.
You get the £650 because you are on UC.
You also get the £150 because you are PIP.
You will also get the £400 help with electricity through your supplier.
You will therefore get a total of £1,200 (plus the £150 through council tax bills earlier in the year).

jude1967 said:

.. there it's is in black and white people who get pip won.t get it 

Don't know what you are reading. People who ONLY get PIP do not get the £650. That is completely different to somebody who gets PIP plus a different income based DWP benefit such as UC.
Fully set out here
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment?mc_cid=d8310461d2&mc_eid=407191570c

jude1967

I read today I getting so confused with it all..I dreading this 64% rise in January which I reckon alot of us going through same things.but why they sending out so many different information then wen u see people who not entitled to it pip was on the list.i was like and am terrified for winter..

poppy123456

jude1967 said:

I read today I getting so confused with it all..I dreading this 64% rise in January which I reckon alot of us going through same things.but why they sending out so many different information then wen u see people who not entitled to it pip was on the list.i was like and am terrified for winter..

You're clearly reading all the wrong things or misunderstanding what you're reading. The criteria hasn't changed since the cost of living payments were announced. Please so the proper link posted above.

calcotti

jude1967 said:

.. wen u see people who not entitled to it pip was on the list...

That was never said on any official information. As I said earlier, PIP claimants would only be excluded if they were not also getting an income based DWP benefit or Tax Credits.

calcotti

woodbine said:

@jude1967 I would take any guess at what the energy "cap" will be in January with a pinch of salt, and remember these figures are caps not what everyone will pay but the most they can be charged.

Remember too that the figures quoted for caps are indicative figures based on 'average usage'. The cap is actually the maximum rate that can be charged for standing charge and for unit charge, not the maximum amount that can be charged. What people will actually pay, regardless of the cap, will vary widely depending on usage.