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Cost of Living Payment: UC Claimants in Gedling

Monday 11 July 2022 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Universal credit claimants in Gedling constituency who will receive a cost of living payment number around 4,800 households.
  • Eligible households in Gedling will receive the first instalment of the cost of living payment of 326 from 14 July.
  • The cost of living payment is part of a 15 billion package of measures to help households.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Tom Randall
Benefits & Welfare
Context

The question arises from the need to understand how many universal credit claimants in Gedling constituency will benefit from a specific cost of living payment.

Question

What estimate she has made of the number of universal credit claimants in Gedling constituency who will receive a cost of living payment.

Answer from David Rutley

Universal credit claimants who received at least 1p during assessment periods that ended between 26 April and 25 May 2022 will be eligible for the first instalment of a cost of living payment worth £326. Latest statistics show that 4,800 households in Gedling were in receipt of universal credit in February 2022.

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Q2 Tom Randall
Economy Benefits & Welfare
Context

The follow-up question aims to clarify the timeline for when eligible households in Gedling will receive their cost of living payment.

Question

Will my hon. Friend confirm when the more than 10,000 households in my Gedling constituency that are eligible for a cost of living payment should expect to receive that help from the Government?

Answer from David Rutley

The first instalment of the means-tested cost of living payment of £326 will be paid to eligible households from 14 July. I am pleased to remind colleagues that the payment is the first in a £15 billion package of measures to help households this year.

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