The final cost of living payments will be sent out to people who qualify over the next week.

The third and final payment of £299, for 2023/24, started to be paid to people from February 6.

There are some people who qualify but they have not been included in the first tranche of payouts, earlier this month.

Those are people who receive tax credits but not any of the other qualifying benefits.

They will start to see the payment within the next few days.

The payments also of £299 for tax credit recipients only, will be made to bank accounts between 16 and 22 February 2024.

To get the third 2023-24 payment of £299 from HMRC, people must have received a payment of tax credits for any day between November 13 and December 12, 2023.

The UK Government states: “Payment will be sent out automatically and recipients do not need to apply to receive it. This includes tax credits-only customers who will receive the payment from HMRC between 16 and 22 February.

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“It is the third of up to three payments totalling up to £900 paid to eligible households on means-tested benefits over 2023/24 and comes as part of a support package that has helped millions of households since autumn 2021.”

The full list of benefit recipients that qualify for the third Cost of Living Payment are those who are eligible and receive at least one of the following: 

Universal Credit;

Income-based Jobseekers Allowance;  

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance;  

Income Support;  

Working Tax Credit;  

Child Tax Credit;  

Pension Credit