<p>The Cost of Living Payment is being targeted at low income households who are in receipt of a means-tested income replacement benefit. Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance is a non means tested benefit. Non-means tested benefits are not qualifying benefits for the Cost of Living Payment in their own right because people receiving these benefits may have other financial resources available to them.</p><p> </p><p>This payment comes on top of extensive Government support with the cost of living, including six million disabled people having been paid a separate £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>These payments are part of the government’s £15bn package of support and sit alongside</p><p> </p><ul><li>a £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment to anyone entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2022 to 2023</li><li>the extension of the Household Support Fund with an additional £421 million to support households in England with the cost of essentials</li><li>a £150 Council Tax rebate sent earlier this year to those in Council Tax bands A-D in England</li><li>a £400 reduction on energy bills given to all domestic electricity customers, and The Energy Price Guarantee supporting millions of households with rising energy costs.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The guidance with the full list of support can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/cost-of-living" target="_blank">Cost of living support - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p>