Hi, my name is deeferguson1911! Does this mean I still had a reward?

deeferguson1911

Hi i had a nil payment for payments duting these dates but they made a rent paymeny overpayment does this mean i still had a reward xx

poppy123456

Are you asking about the cost of living payment? If so then if you were entitled to a UC payment for an assessment period that ended between 26th April and 25th May then you will be entitled to the first payment of £326.
Your rent is being paid straight to your landlord this will not affect your entitlement to this payment.

deeferguson1911

A tax credit overpayment and paying money towards my rent

poppy123456

Does UC pay your landlord directly for your rent? If so then this won’t affect your entitlement to the first cost of living payment.

deeferguson1911

Yeah direct to landlord will that affect cost of living

deeferguson1911

Never read last comment properly so sorry thanx for letting me know xx

Tori_Scope

Welcome to the community @deeferguson1911 Thank you for joining!

I hope that the others have been able to clear that up for you a little. It can all feel a bit confusing, can't it? 

How do you feel you're coping with the rising cost of living?