OVER 19,000 households in Dumfries and Galloway on means-tested benefits will receive cost of living payments starting this spring.
The first £301 payment will be deposited into bank accounts in the coming weeks.
In Dumfries and Galloway local authority area an estimated 19,300 households will receive the cost of living payment and 20,200 individuals on disability benefits will receive a further £150 payment in the summer.
A second cost of living payment of £300 will be delivered in autumn, £300 will be given to pensioners in winter and a final £299 cost of living payment will paid in spring 2024.
Those eligible do not need to apply for payments, as they are made automatically.
UK Government Minister for Scotland John Lamont said: “Hundreds of thousands of people across Scotland can now be secure in the knowledge they will receive further substantial and consistent help with the cost of living this year.
“Building on the £1200 package of support that was delivered to Scottish households last year, this is more evidence of the UK Government’s commitment to support the most vulnerable – low-income families, pensioners and those with disabilities – across Scotland and the whole UK.”
