Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of qualifying persons have received a Cost of Living Payment to date; and when is rollout expected to be complete.

The Department for Work and Pensions has published management information on the total number of means-tested benefit Cost of Living Payments made. As of 8 September 2022, 8,400,000 means-tested benefits Cost of Living payments, first payment, had been made. The information which will be updated as new payments are made can be found here:

Cost of Living Payment management information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

It is not possible to determine what proportion of qualifying families have received a Cost of Living payment, as entitlement may not have been established at the time the payments were made. If an entitlement that would qualify for a payment is later established to have existed, a payment will then be issued at that time.

The timetable for when cost of living payments are made is published here: Cost of Living Payment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)