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Eligible tax credits only customers will automatically receive a Cost of Living payment.

• Updated: 16 February 2024

Tax credits customers will receive the autumn Cost of Living Payment between 10 and 19 November 2023.

• Updated: 10 November 2023

The deadline for tax credits customers to renew their claim is on 31 July.

• Updated: 24 July 2023

The free HMRC app can be used to renew tax credits and update personal details.

• Updated: 11 July 2023

Important information for 'reply required' tax credits customers.

• Updated: 28 June 2023

HMRC has issued a warning to tax credits customers, who are renewing their tax credits claims, to be alert to scammers trying to steal their information.

• Updated: 30 May 2023

Help to Save is open to people receiving benefits including Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit and offers a generous savings bonus.

• Updated: 23 May 2023

99% of households initially eligible through DWP will have been directly paid £301 by the government by end of today (3 May 2023).

• Updated: 2 May 2023

Tax credits customers will receive their annual renewal packs between 2 May and 15 June.

• Updated: 25 April 2023

HMRC announces date for the first Cost of Living payment during the 2023 to 2024 tax year, for tax-credits only customers.

• Updated: 4 April 2023

Millions of UK households will receive £301 directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May.

• Updated: 26 March 2023

Tax credits only customers will receive their second Cost of Living payment from 23 November 2022.

• Updated: 20 October 2022

Over 8 million households are set to receive an additional £324 as part of the government’s Cost of Living support package.

• Updated: 3 October 2022

The government has confirmed payments of benefits due to land in accounts on Monday 19 September will be made early.

• Updated: 16 September 2022

Around 1.1 million claimant families receiving tax credits will get their first Cost of Living Payment from Friday 2 September 2022, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed.

• Updated: 25 August 2022

The deadline for tax credits renewals is 31 July 2022. With just over a week to go, customers are being urged to renew their claim using HMRC's online services.

• Updated: 22 July 2022

HMRC is encouraging more customers to use the highly-rated app as it is a quick and easy way to get tax credits renewals done ahead of the 31 July deadline.

• Updated: 15 July 2022

Tax credits customers have until 31 July to renew their claims.

• Updated: 30 June 2022

Tax credits customers are being urged to be on their guard for potential scams and fraudsters who claim to be from HMRC.

• Updated: 24 May 2022

Working families on tax credits are being asked to check their details so they do not miss out on this vital government support.

• Updated: 26 April 2022