Cold weather payments: quickly check if you're entitled

System

My wife (58) is on DLO at the higher rate (as she cannot walk many steps without falling over). I used the postcode checker and noted that:-

The Met Office have notified the Department for Work and Pensions that 1 period of very cold weather has occurred in the DT4 postcode area between 1 November 2010 and 22 December 2010, triggering a Cold Weather Payment.

If you have qualified for Cold Weather Payments since 1 November 2010 and live in this postcode area, you are due to receive 1 Cold Weather Payment.

Given that she is disabled and given that there has been one period of very cold weather, I took it that she would receive the payment.

I then noticed that there was a note stating that Postcode Checker may not be issuing correct information and to look at another link. This didn't show DT4 etc.

I'm now wondering if indeed there will be a payment coming our way.

DX2

Chanice wrote: »

Hi, im on income support & get paid by giro. I live in the BH11 area & according to the post code checker, i should receive 3 cold weather payments. It seems everyone else has received them except for me.

Do you meet the rest of the criteria?
Income Support and Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance

If you are in receipt of Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, you will usually receive Cold Weather Payments if you also have any of following:

• a disability or pensioner premium
• a child who is disabled
• Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
• a child under five living with you

Indie_Kid

Chanice wrote: »

Hi, im on income support & get paid by giro. I live in the BH11 area & according to the post code checker, i should receive 3 cold weather payments. It seems everyone else has received them except for me.

Why are you on IS? Do you have a disabled child? A child under 5? A disability and you qualify for the disability premium?

Given that she is disabled and given that there has been one period of very cold weather, I took it that she would receive the payment.

What else does she receive? She needs to receives income based benefits too.

DX2

islandman wrote: »

My wife (58) is on DLO at the higher rate (as she cannot walk many steps without falling over). I used the postcode checker and noted that:-

The Met Office have notified the Department for Work and Pensions that 1 period of very cold weather has occurred in the DT4 postcode area between 1 November 2010 and 22 December 2010, triggering a Cold Weather Payment.

If you have qualified for Cold Weather Payments since 1 November 2010 and live in this postcode area, you are due to receive 1 Cold Weather Payment.

Given that she is disabled and given that there has been one period of very cold weather, I took it that she would receive the payment.

I then noticed that there was a note stating that Postcode Checker may not be issuing correct information and to look at another link. This didn't show DT4 etc.

I'm now wondering if indeed there will be a payment coming our way.

Apart from DLA what other benefits does she get?

System

DX2 wrote: »

Apart from DLA what other benefits does she get?

incapacity

Lou76

islandman wrote: »

incapacity

I'm afraid Incapacity Benefit won't qualify her for the CWP as it's not a means tested benefit.

richard9991

Chanice wrote: »

Hi, im on income support & get paid by giro. I live in the BH11 area & according to the post code checker, i should receive 3 cold weather payments. It seems everyone else has received them except for me.

do you get a disability premium or have a child under 5

Chanice

Yes i do get a disablity premium & received cold weather payments last year. I received my normal fornightly payment by giro yesterday.

richard9991

Chanice wrote: »

Yes i do get a disablity premium & received cold weather payments last year. I received my normal fornightly payment by giro yesterday.

phone the BDC the number is on any letter you have about your income support it maybe the weather is delaying the post they will be able to tell you more

Tomtom1

Hi Iam getting ESA also the higher rate for mobilty,i phoned the DWP and asked was i entitled to the cold weather payment the person checked and said yes,i did not get anything paid into my accoount so i phoned againg to be told no has anyone got any ideas why this is as it state that anyone whith a disabilty gets the cold payment
Thanks for reply in advance
Tom