cold weather payment postcode search [merged]

honeyD

Still nothing in my account. My parents havent had theirs either and theyve had 2 triggers.

geoff11

stock up on ya heating folks, i have it on good authority if we think its bad now its nothing, the big freeze is with us until at least mid january with temps reaching -15 or worse, the weather people have been told to dumb it down so we all dont panic, remember this post and dont say i didnt warn you to stock up on heating if you need to.:eek:

sunnyone

Why do the people who have worked and payed there NICs get the dirty end of the stick for CWP?

I am on on pre 95 CBIVB and my husband is getting the support group of ESA contributions based and we get tax credits for our son and because I am disabled on the higher rates of DLA but we dont get CWP, even thought we get free perscriptions, glasses etc.

Why?

geoff11

stupid benefits system we have in the uk basically.

Vader123

geoff11 wrote: »

stupid benefits system we have in the uk basically.

I wrote a long reply to your post, talking about how generous the benefit system is in the UK, how a "cold weather" payment is another language in most countries, how the government will pay you if you are disabled, sick etc.

But then I remembered we are not in DT and stopped (as I am sure you did).

Vader

_RJB_

Is it peole on benefits that just get the cold weather payment, or do you get it with your child tax credits as well.

dmg24

_RJB_ wrote: »

Is it peole on benefits that just get the cold weather payment, or do you get it with your child tax credits as well.

CTC is a benefit, but it is not one of the qualifying benefits.

_RJB_

ok lovely thanks.

sunnyone

dmg24 wrote: »

CTC is a benefit, but it is not one of the qualifying benefits.

Nor is being severely disabled on high rates of DLA and IVB with a husband in the support group of ESA.

dmg24

sunnyone wrote: »

Nor is being severely disabled on high rates of DLA and IVB with a husband in the support group of ESA.

That is correct.