HUNDREDS of pounds worth of cost of living payments will hit millions of bank accounts automatically, Rishi Sunak has confirmed. The Chancellor said Brits wouldn’t need to apply for the extra…
The second payment is expected to be made in the autumn - but the government hasn't confirmed the details yet.
Mr Sunak told MPs on the Treasury today: "The extra payments, it will be automatic, it won’t need to be claimed. "It is done through the winter fuel payments - it's a largely automated system, DWP actively send the payments through, they will just get the cash which is a good thing. "Whether people are confused or not, the cash will be coming to them, we will figure out the best way to communicate that."
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