Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and they are awarded every time the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days
Double Cold Weather Payments have been issued to some households this week after snow hit parts of the UK.
Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and they are awarded every time the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days. But if you get several spells of freezing weather, then it is possible to get multiple payments.
There are 18 postcode areas that have now qualified for two Cold Weather Payments, meaning they will get £50, after they were triggered on December 30 and January 6. These postcode areas are:
- CA9, CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA17, DG14, LA8, LA9, LA10, LA21, LA22, LA23, NE19, NE47, NE48, NE49, TD9
The Mirror recently revealed the 451 postcode areas that have qualified for Cold Weather Payments this year. You are eligible for a Cold Weather Payment if you claim one of these benefits or mortgage support:
- Pension Credit
- Income Support (if you get disability or pensioner premium, or you live with a child who is disabled, or you have a child under five living with you)
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (if you get disability or pensioner premium, or you live with a child who is disabled, or you have a child under five living with you)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (if you get severe or enhanced disability premium, or a pensioner premium, or you live with a child who is disabled, or you have a child under five living with you)
- Universal Credit (if you’re not employed or “gainfully” self-employed, your partner is not employed or “gainfully” self-employed – you or your must also have a health condition or disability and have limited capability for work, or have a child under five living with you)
- Support for Mortgage Interest (if you have any of the following: severe or enhanced disability premium, a pensioner premium, a child who is disabled,or a child under five living with you)
If you’re due a payment, the money should be paid into your bank account automatically within 14 working day. However, you will need to apply if you have a baby or if a child under the age of five comes to live with you.
Cold Weather Payments are paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the scheme will run until March 31, 2026.
Cold Weather Payments are not available in Scotland as they have been replaced by the Winter Heating Payment, which is worth £59.75.
