Hi, my name is Kae! should I be receiving the cost of living allowance?

Kae

OK, I receive contribution based esa topped up with income related esa (used to be on incapacity benefit) and also in the support group.  Also receive pip.  Because my contribution based esa is topped up with income related esa, does it mean I should be receiving the cost of living allowance?  Hope the above makes sense. 

Hannah_Alumni

Hello @Kae

How are you today? Welcome to the community!

Just to let you know, I've popped your post into our Employment Support Allowance section of the forum in the hopes someone can help answer. 

calcotti

If you receiving some income based ESA during the qualifying dates you should have received the CoL payments.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment?mc_cid=d8310461d2&mc_eid=407191570c#low-income-benefits-and-tax-credits

If you should have got them and didn’t then you should report a missing payment. See the information in the link above.