Universal Credit: Cost of Living
(asked on 9th June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that receiving a Cost of Living Payment does not negatively affect claimants' subsequent Universal Credit payments.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 20th June 2022
The Cost of Living Payment will be tax-free, will not count towards the benefit cap, and will not have any impact on existing benefit awards.
Further information on these payments will be discussed in Parliament as part of the legislative process to ensure their delivery.