cold weather payment postcode search [merged]

DX2

video wrote: »

I receive Income Support and a disability premium. I checked my postcode Bs9 3nb and it says that bs9 has been triggered for payment. I have checked my bank account this morning and no payment has been made. Could some one advise me what I should do, as I have had to have alot more heating on and could do with the extra money.

Wait for it to come through the first payments are just going out.

Caist74

Knew it..

My area HA6

The Met Office have notified the Department for Work and Pensions that no periods of very cold weather have occurred in the HA6 postcode area between 1 November 2009 and 30 December 2009 that would trigger a Cold Weather Payment. No Cold Weather Payments have been made.

And yet 10 mins away or thereabout in HP8 and surrounding area..

The Met Office have notified the Department for Work and Pensions that 1 period of very cold weather has occurred in the HP8 postcode area between 1 November 2009 and 30 December 2009, triggering a Cold Weather Payment.

I live like 30 mins away from Heathrow's weather station (Wont be that cold seeing its near the airports!).. Strange how they can use that station for those in my area when it's close to Herts border which covers Heathrow too!

Sickening.. Oh well

DX2

Caist74 wrote: »

Sickening.. Oh well

Each residential postcode in the country is linked to one of the 76 weather stations used in the scheme. The Meteorological Office uses data from these weather stations to calculate a rolling seven day average temperature. DWP is then notified of any “triggers” so that payments can be made to eligible customers.

Every year the Cold Weather Payment legislation is amended following expert advice from the Meteorological Office about the continued availability of any weather station and whether any new stations are more suitable and should be introduced into the scheme. The Meteorological Office also consider the effect of any changes to the postcode system made by the Royal Mail and consider any representations from MPs made since the previous winter about the suitability of postcode to weather station links affecting their constituents.

dmg24

Could I suggest people do not give their full postcodes? It makes it very easy for people to work out where you live (if they want to)!

gailj5

DX2 wrote: »

Why does you OH not claim anything?

he dont claim as i was the main earner and when i was diognosed i was told i could only clain ib i get a top up for him which they say its included in ib and i get child tax but we dont claim dla/carers as they say cancer is not a disabilty ha they dont have to live with it ,while i am on chemo i feel the cold more than others in house we are managing but after reading some post it got me thinking my i also add we dont get housing or council tax rebate, as we moved in with my mum just to make ends meet as we lost our house couldnt afford the mortgage my mum is 60 and works she dont get any benefits only her state pension so she does not get cold weather payments she did get the 250 which she put on the gas and electric,i will be glad to get back to work tho hate it at home :T:j

tattoed_bum

i recieve carers allowance and Dla for my son ,I also get the disable element in tax credits for him ,we dont claim any other benefits .
do we qualify for the cold weather payments as we have never recieved any at all ,in any of the other years it has been issued

dmg24

gailj5 wrote: »

he dont claim as i was the main earner and when i was diognosed i was told i could only clain ib i get a top up for him which they say its included in ib and i get child tax but we dont claim dla/carers as they say cancer is not a disabilty ha they dont have to live with it ,while i am on chemo i feel the cold more than others in house we are managing but after reading some post it got me thinking my i also add we dont get housing or council tax rebate, as we moved in with my mum just to make ends meet as we lost our house couldnt afford the mortgage my mum is 60 and works she dont get any benefits only her state pension so she does not get cold weather payments she did get the 250 which she put on the gas and electric,i will be glad to get back to work tho hate it at home :T:j

You are all sharing the same heating - the money that your mum receives is more than anybody will get from CWP's, so you are not really worse off due to your living arrangements.

If you want us to check that you are receiving your correct benefit entitlement, perhaps you could start a new thread detailing what you receive?

dmg24

tattoed_bum wrote: »

i recieve carers allowance and Dla for my son ,I also get the disable element in tax credits for him ,we dont claim any other benefits .
do we qualify for the cold weather payments as we have never recieved any at all ,in any of the other years it has been issued

No, you will not qualify for CWP's (unless you receive an IS top up to your CA).

tattoed_bum

thank you ,DMG for taking the time to answer ,I didnt think we did qualify but thought i would ask anyway

garcia1

i only recieve incapacity benefit at the long term rate, do i qaulify for cold weather payments