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The second of three Cost of Living Payments is set to be made in the coming weeks. Photo: Getty Images

Date when benefits recipients can expect second Cost of Living Payment

Millions of people are receiving payments to help with high bills amid the cost of living crisis - what further support is coming in 2023?

Cost of living payment: What other support is coming in 2023?

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DWP confirms £300 cost of living payment in update on £94bn support

Library image of Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert speaking to an audience of Londoners about the challenges they are facing as a result of the rising cost of living, hosted by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan at City Hall in London. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Martin Lewis predicts when £300 cost of living payment will land

Claims for tax credits must be renewed each year, otherwise the benefit could be stopped.

Millions urged to check for letter from HMRC or risk losing thousands

Benefits payments earlier in April due to the May bank holiday (Photo: Adobe)

Thousands will receive benefits early this week- what you need to know

Millions of UK households will receive a £301 payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May. It is the first of three payments, totalling up to £900, for those eligible and on means-tested benefits, such as universal credit or pension credit, in 2023/24. There will also be further payments worth £150 for eligible people with disabilities and £300 for pensioners due later this year, meaning some people will receive up to £1,350 in direct payments.

Cost of living payment: Week cash will land for a million claimants

These are the dates benefits recipients can expect their payments over Christmas

These are the dates benefits recipients can expect their payments over Christmas

HMRC confirms exact month £326 cost of living payment will be paid to households

Millions of people will be moved off legacy benefits onto Universal Credit from Monday (Photo: Getty Images)

Major Universal Credit shake-up affects millions of benefits claimants today