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Orkney families claiming tax credits to receive £301 cost of living payment from 2 May

Date: 06 April 2023

Eligible families in Orkney will receive a £301 UK Government cost of living payment from Tuesday 2-9 May.

Those entitled to the payment must be in receipt of tax credits and no other means-tested benefits.

The payment will be paid automatically by HM Revenue and Customs into most customers’ bank accounts between Tuesday 2 and Tuesday 9 May 2023 across the UK.

This is the first of three payments totalling up to £900 for those eligible in 2023-24.

Payment windows and eligibility criteria for the remaining cost of living payments will be announced in due course.

For more information on these payments, please visit www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payments-2023-to-2024

  • Summary:

    Eligible families in Orkney will receive a £301 UK Government cost of living payment from Tuesday 2-9 May.

    Those entitled to the payment must be in receipt of tax credits and no other means-tested benefits.

    The payment will be paid automatically by HM Revenue and Customs into most customers’ bank accounts between Tuesday 2 and Tuesday 9 May 2023 across the UK.

  • Category:
    Benefits and Grants
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