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Matt Drake & Lottie Gibbons

List of DWP payments and money changes happening this week

The Bank of England will withdraw the legal tender status of old paper £20 and £50 notes this week.

Councils also have until Friday to spend or "commit" to spend the remainder of the extra £500m that was put into the Household Support Fund.

We've rounded up the additional money changes taking place this week. Starting from today, these are the changes, payments and deadlines you can expect to see.

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Cost of living disability payment

Six million disabled people were supposed to get their £150 cost of living payment from Tuesday, September 20. But there was a delay in the rolling out of the benefit due to "operational issues" due to the Queen's Funeral which was also a bank holiday, reports KentLive.

A DWP spokesman said people will be paid by the start of October. They added: "If you are eligible for the £150 disability cost of living payment, you do not need to contact us as payments are made automatically. The vast majority of payments will be made by early October."

People on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance are among those who qualify - but Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is not included. People on income-related ESA were due to get a separate £324 payment in July. You must have received a payment - or later receive a payment - of one of these qualifying benefits by May 25, 2022 to get the cost of living cash.

People who receive any of the following disability benefits will receive a one-off £150 payment: Attendance Allowance, Constant Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance for adults, Disability Living Allowance for children, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult Disability Payment (in Scotland), Child Disability Payment (in Scotland), Armed Forces Independence Payment, or War Pension Mobility Supplement. These payments will begin being sent out on September 20, with most people receiving the payment at the start of October.

Friday, September 30 - Household Support Fund deadline

Councils have until Friday, September 30, to spend or "commit" to spend the remainder of the extra £500million that was put into the Household Support Fund. The support available is decided by each individual council, as well as the eligibility criteria. Some of the help that is offered through the Household Support Fund includes cash or credit towards your bills and supermarket vouchers.

Friday is also the last time for people to check their energy meetings. It is the last time to get an accurate reading for your energy reading before the price hike.

Friday, September 30 - Last day to spend paper £20 and £50 notes

This Friday will also see the Bank of England withdrawing the legal tender status of old paper £20 and £50 notes after September 30, 2022. You can still spend these banknotes in stores before this date, or you can deposit them at your bank or the Post Office.

If you're trading them in, your old paper notes will be replaced with new plastic polymer versions. If you miss the September 30 deadline, you can still swap your old banknotes for new polymer versions at the Bank of England. Some banks will also still continue to accept old notes after September.

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