Cold weather payments in northern ireland?

Golden_Anemone

According to the BBC payments are being issued to anyone who qualifies and lives in the following postcode areas.

BT24-26, 30-35, 60-71, 78-79 and 81-82.

Cherryscone

Not me then :-( could do with it

flipperNI_2

Looking out my window in the bt47 area at about 3 inches of snow so can't under stand why the area is not included for payments. I wouldnt get it anyway but live in a small village with a lot of older people who would, whoever decides these things should get their act together.

flipperNI_2

source bbc news site.


The postcode areas eligible are: BT24-34, 39-46, 47-49, 51-57, 74-77, 80 and 92-94.

absoluteutopia

Not in BT41 according to direct Gov

The Met Office have notified the Department for Work and Pensions that no periods of very cold weather have occurred in the BT41 postcode area between 1 November 2010 and 6 December 2010 that would trigger a Cold Weather Payment. No Cold Weather Payments are due to be made.

dmxdave

absoluteutopia wrote: »

Not in BT41 according to direct Gov

The Met Office have notified the Department for Work and Pensions that no periods of very cold weather have occurred in the BT41 postcode area between 1 November 2010 and 6 December 2010 that would trigger a Cold Weather Payment. No Cold Weather Payments are due to be made.

Here is the link to put your postcode into http://pensions.direct.gov.uk/en/cold-weather-payment/home.asp

absoluteutopia

dmxdave wrote: »

Here is the link to put your postcode into http://pensions.direct.gov.uk/en/cold-weather-payment/home.asp

Yes i used that link, BBC says bt41 is getting a payment, yet the link says no

dmxdave

absoluteutopia wrote: »

Yes i used that link, BBC says bt41 is getting a payment, yet the link says no

I would think that it is down to the actual street that is the second part of the postcode, in any case it seems a bit of a lottery as it is down to where a weather station is located.

RuthElaine

dmxdave wrote: »

I would think that it is down to the actual street that is the second part of the postcode, in any case it seems a bit of a lottery as it is down to where a weather station is located.

The link says BT26 doesn't get either, but I just checked my bank account and £25 has been deposited, so the information isn't reliable.

suki1964

Says we dont get it either - its not risen about minus 2 daytimes all week with night times of minus 8 and below

Think that site is a tad wrong