More than six million disabled people across the UK are set to receive a £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment from today.
The one-off payments, issued by the Department for Work and Pensions throughout a two-week window, will help disabled people with the extra costs they face.
It comes as part of a wider package of cost-of-living support worth up to £1,350 to the most vulnerable households, underlining the Government’s commitment to supporting these those most in need.
The Government is also working hard to ease cost of living pressures by working towards the goal of halving inflation, which will lay the foundation for the long-term growth needed to improve living standards for everyone.
This latest payment to some of the most vulnerable in our communities follows on from the £37 billion of support provided in 2022/23 to help both lower and middle-income earners with the adjustment to higher prices for energy and everyday necessities, caused by Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine as well as the inflationary aftershocks of the pandemic.
The Government’s various cost-of-living payments will provide some temporary relief, but, as the Chancellor, the Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP, has rightly said, “the best thing we can do to help families and businesses is to stick to the plan to halve inflation this year”.
A video message from the Prime Minister discussing the payment can be found on my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/220ir_MVZ80