<p>Information on how many disabled people were not in receipt of, and not paid, a disability benefit on 1 April 2023, and therefore how many will not receive the Disability Cost of Living Payment in financial year 2023-24, is not readily available. Survey estimates of the number of disabled people in the population are not available for the period specified.</p><p> </p><p>Successful claimants who registered their claim to a qualifying disability benefit before the qualifying date and were paid for 1 April 2023, will receive the Disability Cost of Living Payment even if the claim was awarded after the qualifying date. It is estimated that 6.7 million individuals are eligible for a Disability Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source: </strong>Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill Impact Analysis, <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0244/SocSec(AdditionalPayments)IA.pdf" target="_blank">SocSec(AdditionalPayments)IA.pdf (parliament.uk)</a>.</p>