Cold Weather Payments are being offered across more than 280 postcodes in the North of England as temperatures plummet to freezing levels.
People on benefits are now eligible for a £25 payment to help them stay warm after the Met Office issued four yellow weather warnings on Thursday.
Households in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, Cumbria and the North East of England has passed the threshold to qualify for the payment.
If average temperatures in an area have been recorded at or forecast to be below freezing for seven days in a row, the payments are triggered.
Recipients will automatically be paid £25 for each seven day period of cold weather.
The payment should be credited to bank accounts within 14 days of the trigger.
It will appear in bank statements with the payment reference, including the recipient’s National Insurance number followed by ‘DWP CWP’ as the reference.
People claiming the following benefits may be eligible for the payment:
Income Support
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Universal Credit
Support for Mortgage Interest
It is the first time this has been paid out in the 2023/2024 winter season.
More than 5.5 million Cold Weather Payments were made by the Department for Work and Pensions last year.
Minister for Pensions Paul Maynard said: ‘Cold Weather Payments provide much needed support to households when colder weather kicks in, so that families reduce anxiety about bills.
‘This is part of our wider plan to help those who need it the most, while our number one priority remains driving down inflation – and helping everyone’s money go further.’
Full list of postcodes currently due Cold Weather Payments
Shap: CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA17, LA8, LA9, LA10, LA21, LA22, LA23
Albemarle: DH1, DH2, DH3, DH4, DH5, DH6, DH7, DH9, DL4, DL5, DL14, DL15, DL16, DL17, NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE8, NE9, NE10, NE11, NE12, NE13, NE15, NE16, NE17, NE18, NE20, NE21, NE23, NE25, NE26, NE27, NE28, NE29, NE30, NE31, NE32, NE33, NE34, NE35, NE36, NE37, NE38, NE39, NE40, NE41, NE42, NE43, NE44, NE45, NE46, SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, SR5, SR6, SR7, TS21, TS28, TS29
Bainbridge: BD23, BD24, DL8, DL11, DL12, DL13
Bingley: BB4, BB8, BB9, BB10, BB11, BB12, BB18, BD1, BD2, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD6, BD7, BD8, BD9, BD10, BD11, BD12, BD13, BD14, BD15, BD16, BD17, BD18, BD19, BD20, BD21, BD22, HD3, HD7, HD8, HD9, HX1, HX2, HX3, HX4, HX5, HX6, HX7, LS21, LS29, OL13, OL14, S36
Carlisle: CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, CA5, CA6, CA7, CA8, DG16
Fylingdales: YO13, YO18, YO21, YO22, YO62
Redesdale: CA9, DH8, NE19, NE47, NE48, NE49
Rochdale: BL0, BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5, BL6, BL7, BL8, BL9, M24, M26, OL1, OL2, OL3, OL4, OL5, OL6, OL7, OL8, OL9, OL10, OL11, OL12, OL15, OL16, SK15
Rostherne: CW4, CW6, CW7, CW8, CW9, CW10, CW11, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, M16, M17, M18, M19, M20, M21, M22, M23, M25, M27, M28, M29, M30, M31, M32, M33, M34, M35, M38, M40, M41, M43, M44, M45, M46, M50, M90, PR7, SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5, SK6, SK7, SK8, SK9, SK10, SK11, SK12, SK14, SK16, WA1, WA2, WA3, WA4, WA5, WA6, WA7, WA8, WA9, WA10, WA11, WA12, WA13, WA14, WA15, WA16, WN1, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6, WN7, WN8
Shawbury: SY1, SY2, SY3, SY4, SY5, SY6, SY11, SY12, SY13, TF1, TF2, TF3, TF4, TF5, TF6, TF7, TF8, TF9, TF10, TF11, TF12, TF13
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