Cold weather payments: quickly check if you're entitled

SingleSue

nataliet83 wrote: »

i have 2 small children 5 months and 4 years, there both getting ill because i cant afford too heat the house! ive been offered nothing!

Do you receive any of the qualifying benefits with the extra criteria needed to receive CWP?

DX2

Originally Posted by DX2

To get CWP you must be getting the following:

IS (Income support) and have a child under 5
IS (Income support) and CTC (child tax credits) with a disability premium/severe disability premium
IS (Income support) and Incapacity benefit with a disability premium/enchanced disability premium or severe disability premium.

PC (Pension Credit)

IB JSA (Income based Jobseekers allowance) and have a child under 5.
IB JSA (Income based Jobseekers allowance) and CTC (child tax credits) with a disability premium/severe disability premium.
IB JSA (Income based Jobseekers allowance) and a disability premium/enchanced disability premium or severe disability premium.

IR ESA (Income-related Employment and Support Allowance) with a support or work related activity component in the main phase and have a child under 5.
IR ESA (Income-related Employment and Support Allowance) with a support or work related activity component in the main phase and CTC (child tax credits) with a disability premium/severe disability premium.
IR ESA (Income-related Employment and Support Allowance) with a support or work related activity component in the main phase and a disability premium/enchanced disability premium or severe disability premium.

At the moment the only group of benefit claimants who are having problems getting an automatic payment of CWP are
IS (Income support) and CTC (child tax credits) with a disability premium/severe disability premium.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTax...nt/DG_10018668
http://pensions.direct.gov.uk/en/col...yment/home.asp

margymuggins

hi was reading single sue's about getting ctc and child disability elemant i get IB DLA high mobility which is taken back for car DLA middle rate care CTC which also mention's disability element for myself i don't get jsa or is so would i qualify for the CWP
regard's margymuggins

DX2

margymuggins wrote: »

hi was reading single sue's about getting ctc and child disability elemant i get IB DLA high mobility which is taken back for car DLA middle rate care CTC which also mention's disability element for myself i don't get jsa or is so would i qualify for the CWP
regard's margymuggins

no..............

SingleSue

I'm afraid that it appears you do not margymuggins. You would need to have one of the main qualifying benefits to be eligible.

Edit - Begger, DX2 beat me to it...going to have to be faster! :rotfl:

DX2

SingleSue wrote: »

I'm afraid that it appears you do not margymuggins. You would need to have one of the main qualifying benefits to be eligible.

Edit - Begger, DX2 beat me to it...going to have to be faster! :rotfl:

I'm lazy I just say yes or no. Your posts are much nicer!

SingleSue

Lol....I like to let people down gently.

Plus, it doesn't help that I spend ages checking and rechecking I have got my brain in gear and am giving out the right info!

Still getting used to this bit after the housing debate board so my confidence is a little low in my knowledge (lack of confidence not caused by the debate board, it's all about opinions rather than fact which can impact on someone's life)

DX2

Ah Sue your lovely!

kezbabybabe

Just want to say thank you to this thread. Cos I finally popped on to Direct.gov and checked if I was eligible for benefits and it looks like I might be...

Going to sort that out tomorrow.

Thank you!

Kerry

DX2

kezbabybabe wrote: »

Just want to say thank you to this thread. Cos I finally popped on to Direct.gov and checked if I was eligible for benefits and it looks like I might be...

Going to sort that out tomorrow.

Thank you!

Kerry

Might be an idea to pop your situation down on a new thread here on the benefit board and we maybe able to help if you like