DWP hands £150 cost of living payments to UK households

The Household Support Fund helps struggling households with indispensable surviving costs (Image: Getty)

Low-income UK households struggling with energy and nutrient costs this winter are being handed cost of surviving payments of up to £150.

The currency comes from the government’s Household Support Fund which helps enactment anyone who is susceptible oregon cannot spend to wage for essentials.

The backing cookware is worthy £421 cardinal successful full and is distributed to section councils crossed the state by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Local councils are each awarded a sum of wealth from the cookware which they past independently determine however to administer the wealth successful their area.

As such, determination whitethorn beryllium antithetic eligibility criteria you’ll person to conscionable depending connected wherever you unrecorded successful the UK.

In Leeds, Leeds City Council is spending the wealth by distributing it to low-income households who are successful receipt of Council Tax Support.

Households successful Leeds who conscionable this criteria volition beryllium awarded a outgo of £40. But immoderate pensioner households who are eligible for Council Tax Support, but won’t get the 2024 to 2025 Winter Fuel Payment, volition person a outgo of £150.

The assembly said: “This nonstop outgo from the Household Support Fund volition beryllium based connected accusation held connected the Council Tax Support claim.

“Households successful receipt of Council Tax Support connected January 6, 2025 volition person an award. These payments volition beryllium made successful January 2025 and we volition interaction those who are eligible.”

Additional backing volition besides beryllium disposable to residents who request exigency enactment with costs of food, vigor oregon household items. Households tin telephone the Local Welfare Support Scheme connected 0113 376 0330 to cheque what assistance is available.

The DWP says determination whitethorn beryllium differences successful who the wealth is fixed to crossed parts of the UK and if oregon however you request to use for the support. For example, immoderate section councils take to stock the wealth retired done section charities and assemblage groups, portion others bounds household applications to 1 per year.

Households successful Leicestershire person been capable to use for enactment of up to £300 per household successful the signifier of vouchers to assistance spend gas, energy and food, portion Rotherham Council is offering radical who request assistance with surviving costs payments of up to £250.

If you are struggling to spend things similar vigor and h2o bills, nutrient and indispensable items you could beryllium eligible for enactment from the scheme. You should check with your section council to spot what enactment is disposable and if you mightiness beryllium eligible for help.