When will DWP cost of living payments of £899 go into accounts and who qualifies

More cost of living payments are on their way later this year to help against the effects of persistently high inflation and a recent interest rate rise.

The hike in mortgage rates has also meant landlord property owners passing on the costs by pushing up rents for tenants, BirminghamLive reports.

The struggles of low-income households led to calls for a new £25-a-week boost to Universal Credit, which would also be given to those on other means-tested benefits who missed out when the previous uplift was paid during the Covid pandemic.

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And there is expected to be news in November's Autumn Statement on whether any further cost of living support could be offered next year.

So far this year, a £301 DWP cost of living payment has gone to around eight million households on means-tested benefits such as Universal Credit, ESA and Pension Credit, while more than six million people on disability benefits have received a one-off sum of £150. There's now an opportunity to report missing payments if you were due either or both of those and they didn't arrive.

Later this financial year, further help is on its way for millions of households, with three more cost of living payments still to come, totalling £899. Here's what to expect and when.

This is the second instalment of a package that will total £900 by the end of the year. The initial £301 was given out between April 17 and May 25. The second sum, £300, will be paid in the autumn, with exact dates to be published nearer the time. Many are predicting it to be September or October.

In order to be eligible, people need to be on the following means-tested benefits: Universal Credit, income-based