Thousands of households urged to check if £50 cost of living payment has landed in bank accounts today

THOUSANDS of households person been urged to cheque if a outgo of surviving outgo worthy £50 has landed successful their slope accounts today.

The wealth comes via the Household Support Fund (HSF) which is worthy £421million successful total.

The money has been divided up between councils in England who are successful complaint of distributing their allocation earlier the extremity of September.

What you tin get depends connected wherever you live, arsenic each section authorization has been fixed its ain unsocial amount.

Spelthorne Council, connected the outskirts of West London, has been dishing retired payments worthy £50 to eligible households from July this year.

Anyone who qualifies for assistance volition person received an email telling them.

You volition lone person the outgo if you were recovered to person been eligible aft applying.

A maximum of 1 outgo volition beryllium made per household and immoderate payments are being made nonstop into slope accounts.

You volition suffice for the £50 currency if you unrecorded successful the Spelthorne country and person 1 of the following benefits:

• Universal Credit
• Working Tax Credit
• Job Seekers Allowance
• Income Support
• Employment Support Allowance (Income related)
• Pension Credit

Spelthorne Council said further £50 payments are being made up until today, September 23.

The money is often aimed astatine those who are already connected debased incomes and claiming help.

But you don't ever request to beryllium on benefits or Universal Credit to beryllium eligible for the cash.

If you're eligible, you should beryllium capable to get escaped currency and vouchers to assistance wage for things similar heating your location oregon your play market shop.

Check with your section assembly to find retired what enactment is disposable by visiting https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council.

Can I get assistance if I don't unrecorded successful Spelthorne?

You mightiness beryllium capable to. The £421million HSF cookware has been shared betwixt councils in England, but not equally.

Each section authorization gets to determine its ain eligibility criteria.

That means what you tin get, and whether you qualify, beryllium connected wherever you live.

Some councils started distributing assistance successful April and person already depleted their share, truthful you mightiness person missed retired for now.

The Household Support Fund has been extended aggregate times since its inception successful October 2021, truthful it whitethorn beryllium extended again though.

There are presently a fig of councils offering assistance via the HSF.

Leicestershire Council is handing retired payments worth £300 to thousands of households.

Households successful Stockport can assertion up to £315 worthy of escaped supermarket vouchers to assistance with the cost of living.

Meanwhile, Wokingham Council is handing retired grants worthy up to £140.

If you privation to cheque if you are eligible for help, interaction your section council.

You tin find what assembly country you autumn nether by utilizing the Government's assembly locator tool.

How other to get assistance with the outgo of living

If you're not eligible for the Household Support Fund successful your section area, it's worthy checking if you suffice for benefits.

Recent figures from Policy successful Practice uncover millions of radical aren't claiming the other assistance erstwhile they could be.

In total, £23billion went unclaimed implicit the past fiscal year, with £8.3billion worthy of Universal Credit not claimed for.

You tin use for benefits connected the Government's website.

It's not conscionable extra money you get from benefits either, with a fig opening up further perks.

Those connected Universal Credit tin get assistance covering the outgo of childcare, for example, portion those connected Pension Credit can get a escaped TV licence.

Those connected the Guarantee Credit constituent of Pension Credit besides suffice for the Warm Home Discount - a £150 discount disconnected vigor bills erstwhile a year.

You whitethorn besides beryllium capable to get grants to screen your energy bills if you've fallen into arrears.

A fig of vigor firms connection grants to struggling customers, including Scottish Power, Octopus Energy and British Gas.

If you're struggling to wage your bills, talk to your supplier to spot if they tin springiness you immoderate help.

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