cold weather payment postcode search [merged]

mumof2gorgeousgirls

PolarBare wrote: »

Please note, the Cold Weather payment (for this current bitter cold period) is NOT the same as the Winter Fuel allowance; I think some people are confusing the two. And you defo do NOT have to be a pensioner to be eligible for it.
According to the office who handle my Income-based Employment Support Allowance (& confirm I am entitled to the Cold Weather Payment), it should be local Jobcentreplus staff who handle it. However, my local lot don't want to know , and keep giving me Winter Fuel Allowance number (0845 915 1515). 3 sep calls, 3 different people. The Winter Fuel team - through gritted teeth - advise me to contact local JobCentreplus, & obviously I'm the billionth person today wrongly referred to them. A familiar not-so Merry go Round for those of us used to dealings with the DWP :mad:

Ive yet to come across any1 who works for the DWP who knows what there talking about or maybe thats just my area :-/

we_are_always_skint

thanks for the link to check the postcodes

ours has been triggered once so far thank god - my house has got to be the most poorly insulated shack ever and even the warm front people couldnt do anything with it as its a chalet bungalow and not enough walls apparently?? so every single penny will help at the moment as i'm putting £35 a week on my gas meter

has anyone else in the PO postcode received theirs yet? if not how long does it usually take?

thanks

Freebie_Hunter_2

Anyone who is questioning the temperature at their local weather station can see the current & recent records on https://www.weatheronline.co.uk. I posted instructions earlier of how to view the information.


You can left click on my username & select 'find all posts' so you don't have to trawl back through the posts!

richard9991

mumof2gorgeousgirls wrote: »

funny that,wn7 had 2 triggers last night,wonder where they come under.

wn7 comes under woodford cheshire i think

richard9991

dx2 wrote: »

of course it does! To get the child tax credit disability premium, you need to be getting mrc/hrc dla. They all interlink one another :rolleyes:

yes in your case but dla by itself does not trigger cwps

lolly1981

ive had one payment for cwp on the 26th but it says the postcode has triggered 2...btween 1st nov and 6th jan...so maybe im due another one...i hope so...my 13 month has a rotten cold...am using alot of gas keeping this house warm!!

DX2

richard9991 wrote: »

yes in your case but dla by itself does not trigger cwps

:wall: OMG! sometimes I wonder why I bother!

brightonman123

i'm in a cold zone (BN1), though a bit confused- is it just pensioners who get this payment? on income baseed JSA at present..

(..and just hope the roads clear, in time for next sign on!)

brightonman123

and here is the forecast.. briought to you by bbc lite.. hehe (seen on twitter)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Fbk8IlxNQXM/S0NfWXExQrI/AAAAAAAAD3M/YWXReLqMdRQ/s1600-h/real_snow_map.jpg

dmg24

brightonman123 wrote: »

i'm in a cold zone (BN1), though a bit confused- is it just pensioners who get this payment? on income baseed JSA at present..

(..and just hope the roads clear, in time for next sign on!)

Do you meet the eligibility criteria on the first page?

You will find that we are nearly all in cold zones!