THOUSANDS of Westmorland and Lonsdale families are set to receive £650 to help with the cost-of-living crisis, new figures show.
Families receiving means-tested benefits – including universal credit, jobseeker's allowance, or child tax credits – are set to automatically receive £326 between July 14 and the end of the month, to help with the cost-of-living crisis.
Another payment of £324 will follow in the autumn.
The Department of Work and Pensions estimate that around 6,000 families are set to receive the payment in Westmorland and Lonsdale.
This comes alongside a £150 payment for those who claim disability benefits, set to be paid in the autumn – with the same figures showing around 6,700 disabled individuals are set to benefit in the area.
The payments come amid criticism from charities that the Government is not doing enough to tackle the soaring cost of basic goods and fuel – and that the money might not have arrived in some people's bank accounts by the end of the month.
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