All the DWP benefit and support payments confirmed in June

Millions of Brits are struggling with the burden of the current cost of living crisis and next month a number of payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will land in bank accounts.

Earlier this month (May) 900,000 households claiming tax credits received cost-of-living payments worth about £300 million in total. The payments of £301 were made by HMRC between May 2 and 9, in its first round of cost-of-living payments for 2023/24.

As reported by Lancs Live, so far the DWP and HMRC have made 8.3 million cost of living payments in 2023/24. These payments are being made in a way to tackle the current crisis with support, including a further £300 cost-of-living payment for eligible families in autumn 2023, with a payment of £299 in spring 2024.

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed £94billion worth of support packages during his Spring Budget which are available for struggling families while the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) is also being extended. Here is the support available for UK households this June, the Independent reports.

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Extra £1,350 of support being paid out

Millions of people on low incomes will receive further cost of living support from the government this year totalling up to £1,350 despite the end of the Energy Bill Support Scheme.

Eight million eligible means-tested benefits claimants, including people on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Tax Credits, are receiving £900 in three separate instalments from spring 2023. The DWP said the money is automatically paid into bank accounts in three payments.