cold weather payment postcode search [merged]

DX2

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!)

No!
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

dave4545454

upto 3 payments here so far. happy days
doesn't mean i'm gonna put the heating on though, just another jumper will keep me warm!

debtmess

gutted

despite it being cold still no trigger here, my gas bill will be around the £250 mark again this winter despite sometimes not having it on, bg wont fit me with pre payment and i wont give them free run of my bank account by takeing large dd's

saying that i only had one trigger last winter whilst areas around me were triggered

how strange the system is

nordtraveller

debtmess wrote: »

gutted

despite it being cold still no trigger here, my gas bill will be around the £250 mark again this winter despite sometimes not having it on, bg wont fit me with pre payment and i wont give them free run of my bank account by takeing large dd's

I'm sure if you didn't pay your bill..... and waited until the letters threatening to disconnect you arrived... before phoning British Gas.......they'd be happy to fit you a pre-payment meter.

jadiep

4 periods of cold weather in my area.

Am so glad to say that the first 3 payments have all gone into my bank!!

£25 last week and £50 today.

Living in a prefab with quite an open plan downstairs it gets cold in here even in the warmer weather, my new boiler is quite honestly a load of rubbish as it can only reach a cartain temp and that isn't very warm!!!

Heating on constantly pretty much and using around £15 gas every 2/3 days!!!

siren13577

richard9991 wrote: »

The Met Office have notified the Department for Work and Pensions that 1 period of very cold weather has occurred in the WN8 postcode area between 1 November 2009 and 6 January 2010, triggering a Cold Weather Payment.
If you have qualified for Cold Weather Payments since 1 November 2009 and live in this postcode area, you will receive 1 Cold Weather Payment.

CROSBY JUST TRIGGERED

SkemersdaleCrosby
CH1-8, 41-49, 60-66.
FY1-8.
L1-40.
LL11-14.
PR1-9, 25-26.
SY14.
WA1-2, 4-12.
WN1-6, 8.

Ooh great, finally, thanks for letting us all know, apparently it's -4 in Crosby tonight, I can believe it also, not been out my door all day except to put the rubbish out.

davethorp

Yay finally a trigger for the PR postcode. Not like its been bloomin freezing here since before Christmas is it now :rolleyes:

hellypelly

debtmess wrote: »

gutted

despite it being cold still no trigger here, my gas bill will be around the £250 mark again this winter despite sometimes not having it on, bg wont fit me with pre payment and i wont give them free run of my bank account by takeing large dd's

saying that i only had one trigger last winter whilst areas around me were triggered

how strange the system is

I wish I could get my pre pay meter out its driving me mental unfortunaly I have a realy old boiler system which means I have to have the hot water on constantly to get the radiators working.. and the water wont stop boiling up I have tried to turn the hot water down so its not boiling up so much but it makes the radiators cooler, I have asked the council to check its working properly and in there eyes its working fine
I am living in a council house and couldnt afford to change the system even if they allowed me.

We have resorted now to just heating the living room in the day and putting the central heating on for half an hour before the kids go too bed... not ideal but cheaper

davethorp

Switch to EDF energy. They will remove a prepayment meter after you have been with them for 1 month on pre payment, no questions asked

hellypelly

davethorp wrote: »

Switch to EDF energy. They will remove a prepayment meter after you have been with them for 1 month on pre payment, no questions asked

Thanks I will look into that right now:T