The Treasury Committee is pushing for a £900 cost-of-living support payment to be spread out across six instalments through winter
The Treasury Committee is pushing for a £900 cost-of-living support payment to be spread out across six instalments through winter. The support package helps people on means-tested benefits deal with the rising cost of living.
It said the Treasury had told it that its expectation is that payments would be given in a similar pattern to this year. The government has said there will be more than one payment and further details will be given in due course, Manchester Evening News reports.The committee also highlighted eligibility “cliff edges”, where those who earn just £1 too much, or become eligible for a benefit a day too late, receive no support.
Smaller, more regular support payments, with more frequent assessment periods, would help to smooth the cliff edges, the report argued. The report said: “While the additional payments to households in receipt of means-tested benefits are welcome, they will not reach all low-income households.”
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