Cost of living payments

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Just a reminder that the first cost of living payment of £301 will start being paid from today. Any time up until May 17th. Keep an eye on your bank accounts!

@happyinherts you have been told wrong.

From gov.uk
If you live with your partnerYou will both need to claim for Universal Credit. You must make a joint claim for your household, even if your partner is not eligible. How much you can get will depend on your partner’s income and savings, as well as your own.
If one of you has reached State Pension ageIf only one of you has reached State Pension age, you and your partner can still claim Universal Credit as a couple. Your Universal Credit claim will stop when you both reach State Pension age.
If you’re getting Pension Credit, it will stop if you or your partner make a claim for Universal Credit. You’ll usually be better off staying on Pension Credit. You can check using a benefits calculator.

@happyinherts ignore the link above.

https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility#:~:text=If%20only%20one%20of%20you,a%20claim%20for%20Universal%20Credit.

Thank you so much, @Highworth. All seems a bit odd, but I'll try it. Grateful x

@happyinherts you are welcome. I hope it helps.

Oh fuck, my surname begins with an A 🤣

Oooh that's reassuring

As above can claim as a couple if one getting state pension and one not. However unless there is rent on the claim, the pension will probably wipe out any entitlement.

I’m B too. Nothing in my account x

Can I please ask to those who have received it, does it only go in overnight or can it appear at any time during the day?

I think it's usually after midnight @Eightiesgirl I checked last night at half twelve and two am, and then earlier. Not desperate or anything 😥😂

@Melodybogwot thanks, I'm exactly the same, I checked after midnight and then I keep checking throughout the day. I'll leave it now till tomorrow morning.

I got the letter from tax credits saying between 2nd and 6th.
Last time I got my payment from the DWP and not tax credits. I still get esa.

Is this the same one if you just get DLA / CDP in Scotland?

I got a text saying from 25th April. Legacy benefits but not just tax credits - income support etc. Surname at start of alphabet.

That's later in the year. (Not sure if a date has been announced yet)

Not got mine yet. But got it last as the same date as my ESA which I'm due on Thursday.

Mines going in on Thursday, surname begins with H.

Anyone got a monzo account had a notification showing for payment to collect at 4 tomorrow yet? Ive not 😭

@Mjh17 are you with monzo just wondering as I've not had a notification yet probably means mines not Thursday 😭

Yeah i just got the notification about 5pm.

Mines not showing anything so mines not Thursday x

Me and my sister twins same initials: she got hers I didn't get mine? I'm voting it's just random. Last payment I got mine a week before her 🤷‍♀️

Also both on UC

Hasn't landed yet, it was a few days the first time and the first day the second so I'm not too worried, the energy bill can bloody wait till it comes. Got a payment in February so I know it's coming. Surname is towards the beginning of the alphabet.

My surname begins with A and got mine today so I don't think it's to do with surnames

Mines gone in at 2am. Surname S. I receive universal credit and carers allowance of it helps anyone in the same boat..