Cold Weather Payments

kedger25

Hi,first time poster,long time reader!My son recieves middle DLA and Low mobility,i was wondering would we quilify for the CWP?He is 5,im not on IS,IB or anything like that,i get CA,a few friends have now recieved 3 payments OF CWP,just wondered if anyone knows if he is entitled to it?TIA x

savemoney

Hi this may help

MY daughter gets full rate DLA and suffere from acute cold yet she hasnt had any payments due to the weather station not being cold enough despite it being 30 odd miles away in land and we live on coast

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Inretirement/DG_10018668

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/freeze+triggers+weather+payouts/2898277

Where the payouts have been triggered

To see at list of all the weather stations where payments have been triggered, and how many times it has been triggered, click here.

To find out which weather station relates to your postcode - and therefore whether your area is eligible for cold weather payments - click here.

The information was correct as of 3.30pm on Tuesday 6 January. (not update list though)

richard9991

savemoney wrote: »

Hi this may help

MY daughter gets full rate DLA and suffere from acute cold yet she hasnt had any payments due to the weather station not being cold enough despite it being 30 odd miles away in land and we live on coast

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Inretirement/DG_10018668

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/freeze+triggers+weather+payouts/2898277

Where the payouts have been triggered

To see at list of all the weather stations where payments have been triggered, and how many times it has been triggered, click here.

To find out which weather station relates to your postcode - and therefore whether your area is eligible for cold weather payments - click here.

The information was correct as of 3.30pm on Tuesday 6 January. (not update list though)

dla on its own does not quallify

descartesmum

I'm on IS and DLA and am waiting for my 3rd payment which should be here within 2 weeks.

Best bet would be to call your local jobcentreplus and ask them.

savemoney

True. We do get disability premium so she does qualify but she doesn't get anything despite her condition/cold

richard9991 wrote: »

dla on its own does not quallify

OSFA

I am on low rate DLA and get Incapcity benefit. I don't get income support.
I have wondered if I should of received a winter payment as I also live on my own.?

Antispam

OSFA It appears you dont judging by the information

Who is eligible?

You may be eligible for a Cold Weather Payment for each week of very cold weather in your area if you get Pension Credit or income-related Employment and Support Allowance with a support or work related activity component in the main phase.

• Employment and Support Allowance - introduction
• Pension Credit

You may also be eligible for a Cold Weather Payment for each qualifying week if you are getting Income Support, income based Jobseeker’s Allowance or income-related Employment and Support Allowance in the assessment phase and have one of the following:

• a pensioner premium, higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium
• a disability premium, enhanced disability premium or severe disability premium
• a disabled child premium
• Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
• a child who is under 5 in the family

OSFA

Just my luck. I don't get nothing me:mad: Ta for the info;)

justlikethat_2

With the payments in the past they used to send out letters each time telling you that it had been cold enough for a payment. Do they still do this?

richard9991

justlikethat wrote: »

With the payments in the past they used to send out letters each time telling you that it had been cold enough for a payment. Do they still do this?

yes second class so by the time you recive letter money is already in bank.

descartesmum

Yes and no. I have received letters everytime but I know pensioners that haven't received a letter but the money has gone into their banks.

justlikethat wrote: »

With the payments in the past they used to send out letters each time telling you that it had been cold enough for a payment. Do they still do this?