DWP giving out Cold Weather Payments to hundreds of Brits this winter
Families who’re plunged into seven days of freezing climate will get a cost price £25 because of the Cold Weather Payment scheme.
It’s price protecting an eye fixed out for this further assist as temperatures plunge. Cold Weather Payments began once more on November 1, 2023, and can run till March 31, 2024. The cash goes to individuals on low incomes who obtain sure advantages – you’ll be able to see a full checklist beneath.
You’ll get a cost if the common temperature the place you reside hits zero levels or beneath over seven consecutive days. The funds are price £25 per seven day interval, and the money is paid inside 14 working days.
You can obtain a number of Cold Weather Payments in case you get a number of intervals of freezing climate. It needs to be paid into your checking account routinely – though there are some circumstances the place you will not, which we’ll clarify beneath.
You could get a Cold Weather Payment in case you’re getting:
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Pension Credit
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Income Support (when you have any of the next: incapacity or pensioner premium, a baby who’s disabled, Child Tax Credit that features a incapacity or extreme incapacity factor or a baby beneath 5 dwelling with you)
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Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (when you have any of the next: incapacity or pensioner premium, a baby who’s disabled, Child Tax Credit that features a incapacity or extreme incapacity factor or a baby beneath 5 dwelling with you)
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (when you have any of the next: extreme or enhanced incapacity premium, a pensioner premium, a baby who’s disabled, Child Tax Credit that features a incapacity or extreme incapacity factor or a baby beneath 5 dwelling with you)
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Universal Credit (in case you’re not employed or “gainfully” self-employed, your accomplice shouldn’t be employed or “gainfully” self-employed – you or your should even have a well being situation or incapacity and have restricted functionality for work, or have a baby beneath 5 dwelling with you)
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Support for Mortgage Interest (when you have any of the next: extreme or enhanced incapacity premium, a pensioner premium, a baby who’s disabled, Child Tax Credit that features a incapacity or extreme incapacity factor or a baby beneath 5 dwelling with you)
If you declare Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, you will want to contact Jobcentre Plus to get a Cold Weather Payment if:
- You’ve had a child
- A toddler beneath 5 has come to reside with you
You can test if you’re due a cost in your space by wanting up your postcode. If you’ve got not acquired a Cold Weather Payment and also you suppose you are eligible, contact the Pension Service or Jobcentre Plus.
Cold Weather Payments are usually not obtainable in Scotland anymore – however you is likely to be entitled to an annual £50 Winter Heating Payment as a substitute.
