Cold weather payments: quickly check if you're entitled

geoff11

karenccs67 wrote: »

We received DLA for our son and I get Carers Allowance.

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. i dont think you qaulify im afraid unless you have one of the disability premiums paid to you dla alone is not a qualifying benefit im led to belive.

sgx.saint

Hi.

Our baby daughter was born less than a week ago, and according to the blurb, if you have a child under five then you're entitled to cold weather payments.

We currently don't receive any benefits, child benefit is being sorted out, and has not yet been approved/paid.

Are we actually entitled, and if so, who do I contact to arrange payment?

Thanks

geoff11

karenccs67 wrote: »

I think I qualify for CWP because I receive Child Tax Credit with disabled element. My postcode has triggered 3 payments to date which I havent received yet. However, when I received the payment for February 2009, they were paid in March in one lump sum. So im waiting and hoping.

if you mean the disabled element being a disability premium then yes, if you mean disabled element as dla i dont think you do.

geoff11

sgx.saint wrote: »

Hi.

Our baby daughter was born less than a week ago, and according to the blurb, if you have a child under five then you're entitled to cold weather payments.

We currently don't receive any benefits, child benefit is being sorted out, and has not yet been approved/paid.

Are we actually entitled, and if so, who do I contact to arrange payment?

Thanks

you dont qualify you need to be in reciept of certain benefits as listed in my other post.

sgx.saint

geoff11 wrote: »

you dont qualify you need to be in reciept of certain benefits as listed in my other post.

Thanks Geoff.

geoff11

your welcome.

di3004

All good news today folks, my oldest son who used to work for DWP on a contract starts a new job next week.........he is going to be a Mentor/Support Adviser and work around the job centres to help other people back into work.
The contract with the DWP was for almost a year, but himself and others then had to go, this was a few months back when they finished, will be nice to see things settle down again.

So happy, and my hubby is also waiting to hear from a job as well.

Will be nice to come off benefits, although we are grateful, for help with the Cold weather payments and so.

Sorry this is not exactly CWP related but I want to shout my happiness out to the world, thanks for all your help.:T:T

geoff11

di3004 wrote: »

All good news today folks, my oldest son who used to work for DWP on a contract starts a new job next week.........he is going to be a Mentor/Support Adviser and work around the job centres to help other people back into work.

So happy, and my hubby is also waiting to hear from a job as well.

Will be nice to come off benefits, although we are grateful, for help with the Cold weather payments and so.

Sorry this is not exactly CWP related but I want to shout my happiness out to the world, thanks for all your help.:T:T

nice to hear some good news :EasterBun

di3004

geoff11 wrote: »

nice to hear some good news :EasterBun

Thank you so much.

Like many others, its been a tough year, hopefully 2010 will be a better one, cheers.:D;):beer:

SingleSue

What absolutely wonderful news for your son Di....I can't wait for the day when I can say "Tally Ho" to the benefits.