MORE households will be getting an extra £25 in cash as the cold weather continues.
Eligible households get the cash paid directly into their bank accounts within 14 days.
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hands out the extra cash to certain households struggling to pay their energy bills.
The cold weather payments are made in locations where residents experience continuous below-zero weather.
Households can get £25 during each seven-day period of low temperatures from now until March 31.
The DWP has recently confirmed that cold weather payments had been triggered at over 800 postcodes over the month – meaning that thousands of households are owed cash.
We’ve listed all the latest postcodes that have qualified for a single £25 cold weather payment.
This could be on top of a previous payment you may have had before.
The payment is made automatically, including to those on Universal Credit.
Customers will have the payment credited to their bank account within 14 days of their postcode becoming eligible.
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Last year, some areas which experienced extended periods of freezing temperatures and households received three £25 payouts, adding up to £75.
Here’s all the postcodes eligible for at least £25
- Charterhall – NE71, TD1-6, TD8, TD10-15
- Libanus – CF37-48, CF81-83, LD3, NP4, NP11-13, NP22-24, NP44, SA9
- Shap – CA10-12, CA16-17, LA8-10, LA21-23
- Redesdale – CA9, DH8, NE19, NE47-49
- Benson – HP5-23, HP27, OX9,OX10, OX33, OX39,OX44, OX49, RG9, SL7-9
- Bainbridge – BD23-24, DL8, DL11-13
- Albemarle – DH1-7, DH9, DL4-5, DL14-17, NE1-13, NE15-18, NE20-21, NE23, NE25-46, SR1-7, TS21, TS28-29
- Bingley – BB4, BB8-12, BB18, BD1-22, HD3, HD7-9, HX1-7, LS21, LS29, OL13-14, S36
- Flyindales – YO13, YO18, YO21-22, YO62
- Llysdinam – DL1-DL3, DL6,DL7, DL9, DL10, TS9, S16 YO7
- Marham – CB6-7, IP24-28, PE12-14, PE30-38
- Odiham – GU1-4, GU7-35, GU46-47, GU51-52, RG1-2, RG4-8, RG10, RG12, RG14, RG18-27, RG29-31, RG40-42, RG45, SL1-2, SL4-6, SO24
- Wattisham – CB8-9, CO1-8, CO10-16, IP1-23, IP29-33
- Woburn – MK1-17, MK19, MK40-46, NN8-10, NN29, PE19, SG5-7, SG15-19
Who is eligible for cold weather payments?
Households are eligible for the extra cash if they are getting the following:
Depending on your specific circumstances, you may also need to meet one or more of the following additional criteria:
- Have a disability or be in receipt of pension premium
- Have a child who is disabled
- Be in receipt of child tax credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
- Have a severe or enhanced disability premium
- Be in receipt of a limited capability for work amount
- Have a child under five living with you
You can find out more about eligibility on the government’s website.
Getting the cold weather payment doesn’t affect any other benefits you get.
If you’re eligible, you should get the payments automatically within 14 days, into the same account where you get your benefit payments.
But if you think you should get the payment and haven’t, then contact your pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office, or call the Universal Credit helpline on 0800 328 5644.
You can find out more about eligibility on the government’s website.
Getting the cold weather payment doesn’t affect any other benefits you get.
If you’re eligible, you should get the payments automatically within 14 days, into the same account where you get your benefit payments.
But if you think you should get the payment and haven’t, then contact your pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office, or call the Universal Credit helpline on 0800 328 5644.
If you’re getting Universal Credit, you can also sign in to your account and add a note to your journal.
Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing [email protected]
