cold weather payment postcode search [merged]

Julio_Geordio

Just phone IS yet again, and it was the same old story.

he checked my postcode, and said yeah you are due 4 CWP and reckoned i'd have them before the end of the month. "yeah righto"

also i was telling him what benefits i was getting, IS, CA, CTC + the disability premium, and my son gets DLA. obviously i qualify, but anyway he was saying if you get DLA then you qualify.

I then asked if he could check my NIN, and again he said theres no point, as IS don't pay the CWP. he reckons the government themself pay us.

really i just don't think they know what they are doing at all.

geoff11

cwps come from the gov coffers via the social fund and are administered from the social fund which comes under the i/s depts domain, news to me you qualify with dla without a premium, the dla dept told me that themselves when i first asked not knowing it wasnt them who dealt with cwps.

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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 five in the family

geoff11

Cold weather payments

Cold weather payments help people on a low income with fuel costs during periods of cold weather. It does not matter what you spend the money on, and they do not have to be repaid. Each postcode area of the country is linked to a weather station and payments are made for periods of cold weather. When the weather station forecasts or records an average daily temperature of 0 degrees centigrade or less for seven consecutive days, a payment will be made.
Cold weather payments are different from Winter Fuel Payments which are made every winter to people aged 60 or over regardless of the temperature.
For more information about Winter Fuel Payments, see Benefits for people over sixty.
People on Income Support or income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

You will be entitled to a cold weather payment if you get Income Support or income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance for at least one day during the period of cold weather and:

• you have a child under five in your family, or
• you have a child for whom you get Child Tax Credit with an extra amount for their disability, or
• you get an extra amount for disability or for being over 60 and you don't live in a care home.

People on Pension Credit

You are entitled to a cold weather payment if you get Pension Credit and don't live in a care home.
People on income-related Employment and Support Allowance

You are entitled to a cold weather payment if you get income-related Employment and Support Allowance and:

• you have a child under five in your family, or
• you have a child for whom you get Child Tax Credit with an extra amount for their disability, or
• you get an extra amount for disability or for being over 60 and you don't live in a care home, or
• you get a support component or work-related activity component and you don't live in a care home.

How to get a cold weather payment

If you are entitled to cold weather payments, you will automatically be sent a payment for each period of cold weather. For the winter of 2009/10 this is £25.00. You do not have to make a claim for a cold weather payment, but if you think you should receive one and you are not paid, you can make a written claim to your local benefit office. If they refuse to make a payment and you still think you are entitled, you can ask for the decision to be looked at again or you can appeal to an independent tribunal. You should do this within one month of the decision.

geoff11

The Benefits Enquiry Line

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) run a telephone helpline giving information on benefits for sick and disabled people, their representatives and carers. This is called the Benefits Enquiry Line (BEL). In Northern Ireland, the Benefits Enquiry Line is run by the Social Security Agency. The helpline also offers help filling out claim forms over the phone when you are applying for Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.
In England, Wales and Scotland, you can contact the Benefits Enquiry Line on:
Tel: 0800 88 22 00
Textphone: 0800 24 33 55
You can also use the RNID Typetalk service.
The Benefit Enquiry Line is open 8.30 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Friday and 9.00 am to 1.00 pm Saturday.
In Northern Ireland, phone: 0800 220674.

DX2

Email from DWP:

Dear Miss xxxxxxx ,
I have passed your details to the Income Support section.
They are currently clearing a few hundred of unpaid payments, however
they confirm you are due three and will process the payments as soon as
possible.
Yours sincerely
xxxxx xxxxxxxxx
Customer Service Manager,
Clydebank Benefit Delivery Centre.

geoff11

got told this morn dx mines going in wednesday thats the one triggered for the 4th jan, someone else on the other thread was told the same, your not having any luck are you.

SingleSue

I'm the same as DX...3 due and none received, think I am one of the 'few' hundred.

And now to top it all, my central heating appears to be up the spout...going to have to see if I can borrow a heater from somewhere tonight and then give the housing association a call in the morning.

munchings-n-crunchings

DX2 wrote: »

Email from DWP:

Dear Miss xxxxxxx ,
I have passed your details to the Income Support section.
They are currently clearing a few hundred of unpaid payments, however
they confirm you are due three and will process the payments as soon as
possible.
Yours sincerely
xxxxx xxxxxxxxx
Customer Service Manager,
Clydebank Benefit Delivery Centre.

Well, it's a token step in the right direction.
I emailed shortly after you, but nothing more than an automated response.

At least I'm getting good at waiting

Munchie

DX2

munchings-n-crunchings wrote: »

Well, it's a token step in the right direction.
I emailed shortly after you, but nothing more than an automated response.

At least I'm getting good at waiting

Munchie

:whistle: aye but that was my second email to them :rotfl: The reply to my first email was an automated response. I am a pain in the arris!

geoff11

:rotfl:i wouldnt go that far like:rotfl: