COL £150. Has anyone got it?

bg844

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

calcotti

What DWP say (from this week’s Touchbase email)

Over the next few weeks, six million disabled people in the UK will receive a one-off £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment as part of the Government’s Help for Households support.  Those who had confirmed payment of their disability benefit for 25 May don’t need to do anything and will receive the £150 automatically by their usual payment method, with the vast majority to be paid by early October. While some people have been paid this week, the majority of people will be paid next week. Anyone who is awaiting a payment should therefore wait until early October before getting in touch with the Department.

Cartini

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

Exactly.  People know they are going to get the money, so I don`t understand why they are checking every 2 minutes.

Xtiano_sickboy

Cartini said:

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

Exactly.  People know they are going to get the money, so I don`t understand why they are checking every 2 minutes.

Simply because a lot of people are struggling. Moreover when the government gives vague timelines such as 20th Sept till end of the month it's is obv worth checking their banks periodically. Especially if they are penniless. 

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buddy123bum

been warning over scam dla 150 payment comes from dla and pip 150 payment comes from pip cant tell you when it goes in paid by diffent section and they dont send texts or emails its a scam trying get your bank details all they saying if money hasnt gone in by 3rd oct 2022 to ring and not before thats deadline date  ive rang 4 times last week said cant see when payments gone out different section department of commuitys paying it

bg844

@buddy123bum They won’t be able to see when it’ll be paid as it’s paid separately from normal payments. 

buddy123bum

i think go in this week it probably takes 3 to 4 days to clear in bank with queens funneral i reckon i get it this week hope so people forgetting these payments have to clear 

buddy123bum

poppy123456 said:

The call centre (PIP) will not know the dates the CoL payment will be made. They very often tell people what they want to here. Yes the Government make the payments, not DWP.

they def dont tell u when payments gone out i rang 4 times i got told it should be in by 3rd oct not ring back to then if not received def dont send texts or emails so ur right love your comment there scam warning about this trying get people banks accounts details

buddy123bum

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

to true people shouldnt rely on it for 20th september when it says from 20th sept be in by 30th sept i mde sure i got food and everything in just in case i havent received mine my elec when i was away spent 7 pounds in 3 days only fridge and freezer were on go back year 2 pounds would of lastet 3 days my electric gone 40 a month to 70 only me in flat dont have oven cost to much

buddy123bum

buddy123bum said:

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

to true people shouldnt rely on it for 20th september when it says from 20th sept be in by 30th sept i made sure i got food and everything in just in case i havent received  my 150 payment either my electric when i was away spent 7 pounds in 3 days only fridge and freezer were on go back year 2 pounds would of lastet 3 days my electric gone from 40 pounds a month to 70 pounds a month only me in flat dont have oven cost to much never had oven cook with microwave toaster grill 2 ring hob george forman grill

buddy123bum said:

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

to true people shouldnt rely on it for 20th september when it says from 20th sept be in by 30th sept i mde sure i got food and everything in just in case i havent received mine my elec when i was away spent 7 pounds in 3 days only fridge and freezer were on go back year 2 pounds would of lastet 3 days my electric gone 40 a month to 70 only me in flat dont have oven cost to much

buddy123bum

buddy123bum said:

buddy123bum said:

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

to true people shouldnt rely on it for 20th september when it says from 20th sept be in by 30th sept i made sure i got food and everything in just in case i havent received  my 150 payment either my electric when i was away spent 7 pounds in 3 days only fridge and freezer were on go back year 2 pounds would of lastet 3 days my electric gone from 40 pounds a month to 70 pounds a month only me in flat dont have oven cost to much never had oven cook with microwave toaster grill 2 ring hob george forman grill

buddy123bum said:

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

to true people shouldnt rely on it for 20th september when it says from 20th sept be in by 30th sept i made sure i got food and everything in just in case i havent received mine my elec when i was away spent 7 pounds in 3 days only fridge and freezer were on go back year 2 pounds would of lastet 3 days my electric gone 40 a month to 70 only me in flat dont have oven cost to much ihavent received my 150 pounds hopingtomorrow or tuesday should be in by friday

ella1992

It's going in on Tuesday uts pending in people's bank oready 

Cartini

Xtiano_sickboy said:

Cartini said:

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

Exactly.  People know they are going to get the money, so I don`t understand why they are checking every 2 minutes.

Simply because a lot of people are struggling. Moreover when the government gives vague timelines such as 20th Sept till end of the month it's is obv worth checking their banks periodically. Especially if they are penniless. 

That`s the problem, people aren`t just checking their banks periodically though; they`re "hammering" (for want of an expression) DWP phone lines. 

Phoning up several times a day (exaggerated a bit) won`t make the payment get to their bank account any quicker.  What it will do, though, is clog the phone lines for people who do have a genuine, and possibly urgent, need to contact DWP. 

I`m sorry, but "pestering" DWP about the COL payment is not a genuine need, especially when a defined period of payment has been stipulated (not a vague window as suggested by yourself).  People just need to wait until it`s paid.

Xtiano_sickboy

Cartini said:

Xtiano_sickboy said:

Cartini said:

bg844 said:

Not necessarily. It’s paid from 20th September. They still have all of next week to be in the deadline and some members have £150 pending on their banking apps for Monday, I can’t see this with mine but I’m more than happy to wait anyway. I don’t think anyone can judge them until Friday 30th at the earliest.

Exactly.  People know they are going to get the money, so I don`t understand why they are checking every 2 minutes.

Simply because a lot of people are struggling. Moreover when the government gives vague timelines such as 20th Sept till end of the month it's is obv worth checking their banks periodically. Especially if they are penniless. 

That`s the problem, people aren`t just checking their banks periodically though; they`re "hammering" (for want of an expression) DWP phone lines. 

Phoning up several times a day (exaggerated a bit) won`t make the payment get to their bank account any quicker.  What it will do, though, is clog the phone lines for people who do have a genuine, and possibly urgent, need to contact DWP. 

I`m sorry, but "pestering" DWP about the COL payment is not a genuine need, especially when a defined period of payment has been stipulated (not a vague window as suggested by yourself).  People just need to wait until it`s paid.

Checking ones own bank is one thing. Hammering dwp phone lines is entirely another.
I agree that is too much and also futile. I was merely pointing out that desperate people clutch at straws in desperate times. 
I sympathise 

Emilyb81

I wish people understood how unreasonable it is to tell people with mental health problems they will be recieving a payment at some point in the next couple of weeks hopefully! It is not ok? And just because some of you have been able to budget and arent depending on the payment does not make it ok to judge those who do need it urgently?! And i myself know the dates which are vague actually?! But my head will not allow me to stop wanting to know if I've been paid yet if not when will I be paid? And who has been paid and when?? I am like this in MANY situations? Was exactly the same for the 326 i was checking all the time i couldn't sleep over it?! Its an obsessive thing i guess but certainly not something I can control apparently? :-( and I am not trying to annoy anyone if i ask repeatedly? I havent called the DWP but there are loads of people out there giving lots of different information and its getting more and more confusing!! I have been told some were told when their 150 would be in the bank? Also others have banks that can see pending payments coming in and have been told Monday (now) and Tuesday too? Some have said they received their second col 324 payment 2 days ago?! Not to mention the news articles saying its being paid this week too?!  Its all so confusing and it simply is not as simple as just being patient or being repeatedly told it's any time from now til end of the month?! Please please have some more empathy people? Clearly this is causing some a LOT of anxiety! I've received 2 text messages now in the last week telling me to check online to see if I'm eligible for any help? why can't they just send a text out saying you will be getting this payment that takes away some of the stress! Anyway it's obviously not going to change! But i just wish people weren't getting angry or frustrated making comments about people asking making them feel bad when it is not their fault? 

rachw89

Mines pending for tomorrow anyone else’s on here? So I reckon most are going to get it this week.

bart70

Yes I know a lot of people saying it’s pending for tomorrow. Just a shame the system has reduced us to a state where we’re relying on these limited extras to make ends meet. It’s not like we can do overtime or a 2nd job to get extra money. It’s degrading that we have little choice but to beg and borrow to put food on the table or have heat. Tired of been treated like a third class citizen by the state 

scratsupport

Which bank are you guys with that show pending incoming payments?  My bank has never done this, it just shows outgoing pending transactions.  I might have to switch banks.

bagheera93

Monzo. You can also get the payment 4pm the day before