DWP triggers new Cold Weather Payments for 51 postcode areas – see full checklist
Around 95,000 eligible households in these regions will receive a £25 payment towards the extra cost of heating their homes during the current cold snap
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has activated new Cold Weather Payments for residents in 51 postcode areas. Approximately 95,000 qualifying households in these regions will receive a £25 payment to help cover the additional cost of heating their homes during the current cold spell.
The new payments will cover 45 postcode areas around West Yorkshire, including Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield, and extend into parts of East Lancashire, including Burnley. Eligible households in another six postcode districts in North Yorkshire and County Durham will also benefit from the payments.
These latest payments were triggered by a seven-day period of sub-zero weather in these areas which began on January 4 and extends until Saturday. So far this winter, over 100,000 households have been eligible for Cold Weather Payments.
Cold Weather Payments are made to people in England and Wales who receive a range of benefits. A separate scheme operates in Northern Ireland along similar lines but in Scotland, support for heating bills is paid every winter and not linked to specific spells of cold weather, reports the Mirror.
An estimated 3.9 million people are eligible for Cold Weather Payments under the DWP scheme, with 1.2 million of these being Pension Credit recipients. Last year, a total of £9.1 million was paid out in 364,000 payments across England and Wales.
In certain areas of Cumbria, the Cold Weather Payments were triggered three times during separate cold spells last winter, resulting in eligible recipients receiving a total of £75. The DWP has stated that those claiming benefits such as Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit, and Support for Mortgage Interest may be eligible for the Cold Weather Payment.
However, not everyone receiving these benefits will automatically receive a Cold Weather Payment, as there are several factors determining whether a payment will be made. Full details of eligibility can be found on GOV.UK.
Full list of postcodes getting payments:
- BB4 Rawtenstall, Lancashire
- BB8 Newchurch, Lancashire
- BB9 Newchurch, Lancashire
- BB10 Burnley, Lancashire
- BB11 Burnley, Lancashire
- BB12 Ightenhill, Lancashire
- BB18 Salterforth, Lancashire
- BD1 Bradford city centre
- BD2 Eccleshill, Bradford
- BD3 Barkerend, Bradford
- BD4 Bierley, Bradford
- BD5 Bankfoot, Bradford
- BD6 Buttershaw, Bradford
- BD7 Great Horton, Bradford
- BD8 Manningham, Bradford
- BD9 Frizinghall, Bradford
- BD10 Apperley Bridge, Bradford
- BD11 Adwalton, Bradford
- BD12 Low Moor, Bradford
- BD13 Queensbury, Bradford
- BD14 Clayton, Bradford
- BD15 Allerton, Bradford
- BD16 Bingley
- BD17 Shipley
- BD18 Saltaire, Shipley
- BD19 Cleckheaton
- BD20 Keighley
- BD21 Hainworth, Keighley
- BD22 Cowling, Keighley
- HD3 Huddersfield, Kirklees
- HD7 Huddersfield, Kirklees
- HD8 Kirkburton, Kirklees
- HD9 Holme, Kirklees
- HX1 Halifax, Calderdale
- HX2 Halifax, Calderdale
- HX3 Halifax, Calderdale
- HX4 Halifax, Calderdale
- HX5 Halifax, Calderdale
- HX6 Halifax, Calderdale
- HX7 Hebden Royd, Calderdale
- LS21 Otley, Leeds
- LS29 Ilkley, Bradford
- OL13 Rawtenstall, Lancashire
- OL14 Todmorden, Calderdale
- S36 Hunshelf, Barnsley
- BD23 Thorlby, North Yorkshire
- BD24 Langcliffe, North Yorkshire
- DL8 Spennithorne, North Yorkshire
- DL11 Marske, North Yorkshire
- DL12 Cotherstone, County Durham
- DL13 Stanhope, County Durham
- BT24 Ballynahinch
- BT25 Dromore
- BT26 Hillsborough
- BT30 Downpatrick
- BT31 Castlewellan
- BT32 Banbridge
- BT33 Newcastle, Co Down
- BT34 Newry, South Down
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