People who missed out on the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) £1,050 cost of living payments still have a chance to claim. The DWP distributed four instalments in 2023 and early 2024 to support those struggling with increased living costs.

However, new claimants or those inadvertently omitted can still pursue their claims. The DWP has indicated that households may become 'retrospectively entitled' to a cost of living payment and encourages anyone who believes they were eligible but did not receive the payment to get in touch.

For the fiscal year 2023/24, the DWP's online portal for reporting missing payments remains open for applications. During this time, four separate cost of living payments were made:.

- £301 was paid out between April 25 and May 17, 2023, reports Wales Online.

- £300 was disbursed between October 31 and November 19, 2023.

- £299 was allocated between February 6 and February 22, 2024.

- A special £150 payment for Disability was issued from June 20, 2023, to July 4, 2023.

The standard cost of living payments was provided for anyone receiving one of the following means-tested benefits on certain dates:

- income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA).

- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

- Income Support.

- Pension Credit.

- Universal Credit.

- Child Tax Credit.

- Working Tax Credit.

The disability cost of living payment was allocated to those claiming the following benefits:.

Attendance Allowance.

Constant Attendance Allowance.

Disability Living Allowance for adults.

Disability Living Allowance for children.

Personal Independence Payment.

Adult Disability Payment (in Scotland).

Child Disability Payment (in Scotland).

Armed Forces Independence Payment.

War Pension Mobility Supplement.

The assessment periods for when a person should have either been claiming a qualifying benefit or entitled to a payment are as follows:.

£301 payment - Between January 26 and February 25, 2023.

£300 payment - Between August 18 and September 17, 2023.

£299 payment - Between November 12 and December 12.

£150 disability payment - April 1, 2023.