First batch of £200 cost of living payments to be made this week (9 Feb)

The Council’s cost of living £200 payments will be received by 600 households in Orkney by the end of this week.

The first tranche of payments are to those who are automatically entitled and for whom the Council holds bank account details.

For the remaining 800 or so households – who we know are entitled to an automatic payment but that we don’t hold bank account details for – you should have received a letter requesting the account information that’s required. Please respond by Sunday 12 February to allow the payments to be processed.

We will issue a cheque to those who haven’t returned their details, but that means delays to receiving the cash.

We believe that there are many more households in Orkney who will also be entitled but have yet to apply. One of the quickest ways to do that is to set up a MyOrkney account and complete the form online here www.orkney.gov.uk/col.

If you cannot do that, please contact our Customers Services advisors on 873535 (Kirkwall) or 850907 (Stromness). Please remember to have your bank statement ready when you apply - whether that be online, over the phone or in person.