Cold weather payments: quickly check if you're entitled

Glyndwr_2

martha2 wrote: »

Hi,
Yes, I qualify. I am on the higher rate of ESA(high support group) plus I get a disability premium for being on high rate ESA.
The problem has arisen as JCP were months late(clerical error) sorting out my medical. I only recently had the medical and had my money backdated to OCt 31st 2009. JCP say I am definately in the right support group for receiving the CWP. They won't pay it though as it is automatically triggered at the time of cold weather. Mine wasn;t triggered as I was not on the system at that time. They won't back date it:(

Are you on income based ESA?

martha2_2

Strange as it might sound..I am on both income based and contribution based ESA.

martha2_2

@dmg24

Thanks..I will try them again. They can only say no again, lol:D

gorgeousgeorge

Partner is on JSA(c), we are waiting for Pension Credits to be sorted out still ( which should be backdated to dec 7th) would we be entitled to any cold weather payments? if so, how do we claim?

richard9991

gorgeousgeorge wrote: »

Partner is on JSA(c), we are waiting for Pension Credits to be sorted out still ( which should be backdated to dec 7th) would we be entitled to any cold weather payments? if so, how do we claim?

if you get the pension credit backdated to the 7th dec then yes you should get cwp as long as your area triggered tell the pension service but it should be automatic you should also be entitled to £10 xmas bonus unless this was paid with another benefit ie dla

gorgeousgeorge

richard9991 wrote: »

if you get the pension credit backdated to the 7th dec then yes you should get cwp as long as your area triggered tell the pension service but it should be automatic you should also be entitled to £10 xmas bonus unless this was paid with another benefit ie dla

Cheers , will ring them up tomorrow and find out what is going on,only trouble when we call it all gets very confusing as partner is on JSA (cb) and they have just backdated pension credits clerically and are paying PC clerically until his JSA(cb) comes to and end in next few weeks or something, must speak to the tho as they are taking capital into account which we no longer have as we spent it waiting 6 months for them to sort claims out....

LEZLEY1967

Not like me to miss out on money lol...anyway whilst visiting c-a-b myself and my husband discovered that we were entitled to cwp from 1/1/2010...not sure how many of these payments were triggered for my area ,but anyway we only found out tiesday ,ESA called us today saying we do qualify as we are in reciept of ESA income related husband also gets high rate dla care/mobility and a severe disablement premium..Chap on phone was very appologetic saying these payments should have been made and couldnt understand why they was not ...so now its just the waiting ...hopefully a nice surprise awaits when i go to the bank on saturday morning :T

Moneybag

LEZLEY1967 wrote: »

Not like me to miss out on money lol...anyway whilst visiting c-a-b myself and my husband discovered that we were entitled to cwp from 1/1/2010...not sure how many of these payments were triggered for my area ,but anyway we only found out tiesday ,ESA called us today saying we do qualify as we are in reciept of ESA income related husband also gets high rate dla care/mobility and a severe disablement premium..Chap on phone was very appologetic saying these payments should have been made and couldnt understand why they was not ...so now its just the waiting ...hopefully a nice surprise awaits when i go to the bank on saturday morning :T

Hi there

Can I just ask how you find up to date info on when these payments were triggered in any given area.

I have searched and can only find up to 5 Jan 2010, or is that it.

I was awarded a Severe Disability Premium, backdated to beginning of Dec 09, and am going to enquire tomorrow to DWP to see if I am entitled to a CWP.

Thank you all for making me aware of this.

only_mee

Don't you just love how IB isn't a "trigger" benefit.

jaxo

Has anyone had a CWP paid yet? The checker suggests two in my area. (cambs)