Full list of over 800 postcodes getting up to £50 in cold weather payments direct to bank accounts

THOUSANDS of hard-up households in over 800 postcodes are due up to £50 in cold weather payments.

Those eligible will have the cash paid directly into their bank accounts within 14 days.

Last year, some areas which experienced extended periods of freezing temperatures saw three £25 payouts triggered, adding up to £75Credit: The Mega Agency

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hands out the extra cash to households struggling to pay their energy bills.

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.

And some households will get two payments worth £50 after cold weather payments were triggered twice in 286 postcodes this week.

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It comes as arctic conditions have continued to freeze the nation as temperatures plummeted last week and numerous yellow weather warnings for snow and ice were issued by the Met Office.

Eligible households in areas including Birmingham, London, Manchester and Swansea will all benefit from the support this winter.

The payment is made automatically, including to those on Universal Credit and pension credit.

Customers will have the payment credited to their bank account within 14 days of their postcode becoming eligible.

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We’ve listed all the postcodes that are eligible for one cold weather payment worth £25 and two payments worth £50.

Postcodes eligible for one cold weather payment – worth £25

Bath – BA1-3, BA11-15
Birmingham – B1-21, B23-38, B40, B42-50, B60-80, B90-98
Blackburn – BB1-3, BB5-7
Blackpool – FY1-8
Bournemouth – BH1-25, BH31
Bradford – BD23-24
Brighton – BN1-3, BN5-18, BN20-27, BN41-45
Bristol – BS1-11, BS13-16, BS20-24, BS29-32, BS34-37, BS39-41, BS48-49
Bromley – BR1-8
Cambridge – CB1-11, CB21-25, CM1-9
Canterbury – CT5, CT6
Carlisle – CA13-15, CA18-28
Chelmsford – CM0, CM11-24, CM77
Chester – CH1-8, CH41-49, CH60-66
Cleveland – TS1-14, TS17-20, TS22-27
Colchester – CO1-16
Coventry – CV1-13, CV21-23, CV31-36, CV3 CV47
Crewe – CW1-3, CW5, CW12
Croydon – CR0, CR2-9
Darlington – DL1-3, DL6-13
Dartford – DA1-18
Derby – DE1-7, DE11-15, DE21-24, DE45, DE55-56, DE65, DE72-75
Doncaster – DN1-22, DN31-41
Dorchester – DT1-2, DT6-8, DT11
Dudley – DY1-14
Enfield – EN1-6, EN7-11
Exeter – EX13-23, EX31-39
Gloucester – GL1-13, GL14-20, GL50-56
Guildford – GU1-6, GU7-35, GU46-47, GU51-52
Harrogate – HG1-5
Harrow – HA0-9
Hemel Hempstead – HP1-4
Hereford – HR1-9
Huddersfield – HD1-2, HD4-6
Hull – HU1-20
Ilford – IG1-11
Ipswich – IP1-28, IP29-33
Kingston upon Thames – KT1-24
Lancaster – LA1-7, LA11-20
Leeds – LS1-20, LS22-28
Leicester – LE1-19, LE65, LE67
Lincoln – LN1-13
Liverpool – L1-40
Llandrindod Wells – LD1-2, LD4-8
Llandudno – LL11-14, LL20-21, LL23-25, LL33-34, LL41-49, LL51-78
London – E1-18, E20, E1W, EC1-4, N1-22, NW1-11, SE1-28, SW1-20, W1-14, WC1-2
Luton – LU1-7
Milton Keynes – MK1-19, MK40-46
Newcastle upon Tyne – NE22, NE24, NE61-71
Newport – NP7-8, NP15-16, NP25-26
Northampton – NN1-18, NN29
Norwich – NR1-35
Nottingham – NG1-25, NG31-34
Oxford – OX1-8, OX11-18, OX20, OX25-29
Peterborough – PE1-17, PE19-38
Plymouth – PL19-21
Portsmouth – PO1-22, PO30-41
Preston – PR1-6, PR8-9, PR25-26
Reading – RG1-2, RG4-8, RG10, RG12, RG14, RG17-28, RG29-31, RG40-42, RG45
Redhill – RH1-20
Rochester – ME1-20
Romford – RM1-20
Salisbury – SP1-6, SP7, SP9-11
Sheffield – S1-14, S17-18, S20-21, S25-26, S32-33, S35, S40-45, S60-66, S70-75, S80-81
Shrewsbury – SY1-19, SY21-22
Slough – SL0-6
Southall – UB1-11
Southampton – SO14-24, SO30-32, SO40-43, SO45, SO50-53
Southend-on-Sea – SS0-17
St Albans – AL1-10
Stevenage – SG1-19
Stockport – SK13, SK17, SK22-23
Stoke-on-Trent – ST1-10, ST11-21
Sunderland – SR8
Swansea – SA14-20, SA31-48, SA61-73
Swindon – SN1-16, SN25-26
Taunton – TA21-22, TA24
Telford – TF1-13
Torquay – TQ10-11, TQ13
Tunbridge Wells – TN1-20, TN21-22, TN27, TN31-40
Twickenham – TW1-20
Wakefield – WF1-17
Walsall – WS1-15
Watford – WD1-7, WD17-19, WD23-25
Wolverhampton – WV1-16
Worcester – WR1-15
Yorkshire – YO1, YO7-8, YO10-12, YO13-17, YO18-19, YO21-25, YO26, YO30-32, YO41-43, YO51, YO60-62

Postcodes eligible for two cold weather payments – worth £50

Bath – BA4-10, BA16, BA20-22
Blackburn – BB4, BB8-12, BB18
Bradford – BD1-22
Bristol – BS25-28
Carlisle – CA1-12, CA16-17
Cleveland – TS21, TS28-29
Crewe – CW4, CW6-11
Darlington – DL4-5, DL14-17
Dorchester – DT9-10
Dumfries and Galloway – DG12, DG16
Durham – DH1-9
Exeter – EX1-12, EX24
Halifax – HX1-7
Hemel Hempstead – HP5-23, HP27
Huddersfield – HD3, HD7-9
Lancaster – LA8-10, LA21-23
Leeds – LS21, LS29
Liverpool – L0-9
Llandudno – LL15-19, LL22, LL26-32, LL35-40
Manchester – M1-9, M11-35, M38, M40-41, M43-46, M50, M90
Newcastle upon Tyne – NE1-13, NE15-21, NE23, NE25-49
Newport – NP4, NP11-13, NP22-24, NP44
Oldham – OL1-16
Oxford – OX9, OX10, OX33, OX39, OX44, OX49
Reading – RG9
Salisbury – SP8
Sheffield – S36
Shrewsbury – SY20, SY23-25
Slough – SL7-9
Stockport – SK1-12, SK14-16
Sunderland – SR1-7
Swansea – SA9
Taunton – TA1-20, TA23
Torquay – TQ1-6, TQ9, TQ12, TQ14
Warrington – WA1-16
Wigan – WN1-8

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.

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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.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk