I am very pleased the next cost of living payment, worth £300 for 7,100 vulnerable and low-income households in Brentwood and Ongar will be made between 31 October and 19 November 2023.
This is the second of three payments totalling up to £900 for those eligible and on means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit, Pension Credit, or tax credits, in 2023-24, and will help families affected by global inflation caused by Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine and the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Details about the third cost of living payment will be announced in due course.
These payments build on the Cost of Living Payments made last year worth up to £1,200, and form part of the Conservative Government’s record financial support for the most vulnerable, worth an average of £3,300 per household.
The £300 Cost of Living Payment will be sent out automatically and directly to eligible households, so there is no need to apply. Eligible pensioner households will also receive a further £300 payment later this year as an addition to the Winter Fuel Payment.
I am continuing to do everything I can to support households across the Brentwood and Ongar constituency with global inflation caused by Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine and the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. The record levels of financial support over the past year and a half have already supported families across this area, and this latest £300 Cost of Living Payment for 7,100 eligible households will make a huge difference to the most vulnerable and those on the lowest incomes this autumn.
The Conservative Government rightly remains committed to halving inflation, which is the best way to help everyone across Brentwood and Ongar with the cost of living.
