Cold weather payment issued to 10,000 households as Arctic freeze grips Britain: Map reveals if YOUR postcode is eligible
- Thousands are eligible for help with Cold Weather Payments issued by the DWP
- Check the list of postcodes below on whether you can claim £25 heating bonus
Around 10,000 households are set to receive a £25 payment towards their heating bills as the first Cold Weather Payments of 2024 are issued.
As a bitter Arctic freeze engulfs Britain, with some communities bracing for heavy snow and -10C (14F) temperatures, payments have been triggered in a total of 19 postcode areas.
The payments - issued by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - will be made for the seven-day period from January 12, and are paid in within 14 working days.
If the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days and you claim particular benefits from the DWP, you will get a payment.
Although the majority of the UK is set to be gripped by freezing temperatures this week, other areas are likely to receive Cold Weather Payments in the coming days.
Check out our full list of UK postcodes and eligibility criteria below to find out if you can claim the first of 2024 Cold Weather Payments:
Map reveals the 19 postcode areas that have triggered the first Cold Weather Payments of 2024 from The Department of Work and Pensions
The coldest temperature this morning was -10.1C (13.8F) while many other areas were sub-zero
A car struggles through the snow on the A939 Cockbridge to Tomintoul road as snow hits the Highlands of Scotland on Sunday
Commuters are seen crossing London Bridge in central London on Blue Monday - dubbed the most depressing day of the year
Postcode areas that will receive a Cold Weather Payment for the period 12 January - 18 January 2024:
- CA10 Cliburn, Cumbria
- CA11 Catterlen, Cumbria
- CA12 Keswick, Cumbria
- CA16 Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
- CA17 Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
- LA8 Kendal, Cumbria
- LA9 Kendal, Cumbria
- LA10 Sedbergh, Cumbria
- LA21 Coniston, Cumbria
- LA22 Lakes, Cumbria
- LA23 Windermere, Cumbria
- CA9 Alston, Cumbria
- DH8 Burnhope, County Durham
- NE19 Elsdon, Northumberland
- NE47 Allendale, Northumberland
- NE48 Bellingham, Northumberland
- NE49 Haltwhistle, Northumberland
- DG14 Dumfries border (parts in England)
- TD9 Scottish Borders (parts in England)
Snow hits Scarborough in North Yorkshire today as pedestrians battle the icy conditions
Cold Weather Payment: Are you eligible to claim?
You'll get a payment if the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days.
Between 1 November 2023 and 31 March 2024, you'll get £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather.
You may get Cold Weather Payments if you're getting certain benefits or Support for Mortgage Interest, such as:
- Pension Credit
- Income support
- Income-based jobseeker's allowance
- Income-related employment and support allowance
- Universal Credit
You can find out more about eligibility on the government's website.
If you're eligible, you'll get these payments automatically. You do not need to apply, but you may need to tell Jobcentre Plus if you have a baby or if a child under 5 comes to live with you.
If you live in Scotland, you cannot get Cold Weather Payments, but you might get an annual Winter Heating Payment instead. You'll get this payment regardless of weather conditions in your area.
A Met Office graphic showing the chances of snow on Sunday and Monday from last Friday
Thick frost in Glen Nevis near Fort William after temperatures plummeted to -6 across the Highlands of Scotland on January 11
Just under 600,000 Cold Weather Payments were issued during a spell of freezing temperatures in the first two weeks of December last year.
In total, more than 5.5 million payments were made by the Government during the winter of 2023,.
The latest payments have been made in areas which are covered by three weather stations: Shap in Cumbria, Redesdale in Northumberland and Eskdalemuir, which is based in the Scottish borders.
It will be the third payment this winter triggered by the Shap weather station, and the second payment for the other two areas.
In total, there will be around 10,000 people eligible for the payments in these three areas, with an estimated 6,000 of these in receipt of Pension Credit.
If eligible, there are up to seven types of payments that can be claimed alongside the Cold Weather Payment during periods of sub-zero temperatures in the UK, including the child winter heating payment and housing support.
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