Disbursements of the first tranche of the transfer in aid scheme in the UK will soon come to an end. When can residents count on the next payment?
As a reminder, with Boris Johnson’s decision, UK residents can count on a £650 transfer aid. The scheme has been called the Cost of Living payment and the first tranche payments are coming to an end.
Those Brits eligible for the transfer received £326 each from 14 July. A second transfer is planned for the autumn, but no specific date has been given.
According to The Sun, this will be between 14 and 31 October. So what can you do to qualify for the second payment?
You will need to meet similar conditions as before. The vast majority of eligible people take Universal Credit.
To get the first transfer, they had to have received any payment from UC between 26 April and 25 May. That was pretty much the only condition.
To get the second tranche, you will need to get at least one pound from Universal Credit between 26 July and 25 August – that’s the experts’ prediction.
Remember to check with your employer to make sure you don’t get a double payment during the so-called ‘qualifying period’ – this will rob you of any chance of receiving government help.
However, there is still a huge group who will not receive any transfer – despite receiving benefits and being in a difficult financial situation. Who are they referring to?
These are people who only receive the following benefits:
- Attendance allowance
- Carer’s allowance
- Child benefit
- Disability living allowance (DLA)
- Contributory, or ‘new style’, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Guardian’s allowance
- Contribution-based, or “new style”, Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Maternity allowance
- Personal Independence payment
- State pension
- Statutory adoption, maternity, paternity and shared parental pay
- Statutory sick pay