{"id":239386,"date":"2023-10-25T12:07:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239386"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:07:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:07:47","slug":"martin-lewis-mse-reveals-exact-date-you-need-to-claim-for-599-cost-of-living-payments-or-miss-out-on-cash-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/martin-lewis-mse-reveals-exact-date-you-need-to-claim-for-599-cost-of-living-payments-or-miss-out-on-cash-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Lewis' MSE reveals exact date you need to claim for \u00a3599 cost of living payments or miss out on cash | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

HUNDREDS of thousands of Brits are running out of time to claim cost of living payments worth up to \u00a3599. <\/p>\n

An estimated 1.4million pensioners are receiving pension credit which makes them eligible for a cost of living payment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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But there are\u00a0850,000 more pensioners eligible\u00a0for the benefit who aren't claiming it, Martin Lewis' MSE warned in its weekly newsletter.<\/p>\n

It means that they risk missing out on the\u00a0next\u00a0two\u00a0cost of living\u00a0payments worth \u00a3300 and \u00a3299.<\/p>\n

Households will receive the second instalment of the cost of living payment worth \u00a3300 directly into their bank accounts between October 31 and November 19.<\/p>\n

While the third instalment will go out in the\u00a0spring\u00a0of 2024.<\/p>\n

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Exact date you need to claim for \u00a3599 cost of living payment or miss out on cash<\/h3>\n

Usually, these payments are made automatically to those eligible for the\u00a0tax-free payment. <\/p>\n

MSE said those eligible have until December 8 to make a claim for pension credit over the phone and until December 10 to make a claim online or they risk losing out on the cost of living payments.<\/p>\n

This is provided applicants were of state pension age between 18 August 2023 and 17 September 2023.<\/p>\n

It doesn't matter if you were only eligible for a day – as long as this day was within the qualifying period you'll get the cost of living payment.<\/p>\n

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This will ensure that any payments can be backdated and fall within the qualifying period for the \u00a3300 cost of living payment.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it's no longer possible for these applicants to get the first \u00a3301 payment, but it's still possible to get the next two payments worth \u00a3599.<\/p>\n

Who is eligible for pension credit?<\/h2>\n

Anyone over the state pension age living in\u00a0England,\u00a0Scotland\u00a0or\u00a0Wales is eligible for pension credit.<\/p>\n

The state pension age is currently 66 for both men and women.<\/p>\n

To qualify, you'll need to have a weekly income of less than \u00a3201.05 for single people or \u00a3306.85 for couples.<\/p>\n

Your income is worked out taking into account various elements including:<\/p>\n