Cold Weather Payments

mum2one

gypsyjanet wrote: »

I cant work out if I would be entitled to cold weather payments. I am in receipt of ESA ( in the assessment period)and the lower rate of DLA.
I received a xmas bonus and I'm assuming that this is because I am in reciept of DLA.
Do you only get the cold weather payment if you are on the higher rate of DLA?

Your in the same position as i was last yr (the assesment phase of ESA), at the moment your not entitled to the cold weather payment, - BUT - if you get the ESA to yes your entitled to the ESA as a full claim you can claim back the payments of weather payouts. That needs to be income related ESA.

I would suggest that you go into the direct gov website and print off the dates of the cold weather triggers in your area as your proof of what happened.

Then when you (hopefully your get the ESA), they backdate the £28 (or whatever it is) to the date that the assesment rate started at, - then you ring your local benefits delievery centre explain to them and say you have proof - they will eventually pay you.

(As I said I was in your posititon last yr we had 3 triggers in our area, but my local centre only paid me 1 set of payments as I had no proof of the dates, my esa didn't get sorted till June so by then the website page had closed down - hense my fuss pot mode) xx

Gleek

It appears to take 9(ish) days here, much the same as last year. Triggered on the 14th, in the bank today

heidi1977

Hi using the postcode checker I see we have had 2 periods of cold weather raising payments for the LN4 area, today I got a letter saying I'm getting a payment from Jan 14th to 20th Jan the letter was dated 18th Jan, seems odd it was posted before the 20th. I'm sure before we could find out what dates on the internet the cold periods that issue a payment are, does anyone know how we can find out as I havent had a letter before this date and I'm wondering what the other date was. Thanks in advance.
My payment went in yesterday, very fast!!

richard9991

heidi1977 wrote: »

Hi using the postcode checker I see we have had 2 periods of cold weather raising payments for the LN4 area, today I got a letter saying I'm getting a payment from Jan 14th to 20th Jan the letter was dated 18th Jan, seems odd it was posted before the 20th. I'm sure before we could find out what dates on the internet the cold periods that issue a payment are, does anyone know how we can find out as I havent had a letter before this date and I'm wondering what the other date was. Thanks in advance.
My payment went in yesterday, very fast!!

that is becaus the met office forecast a cold period from the 14th to the 20th triggering a payment this was not an recorded 7 days of cold weather but a prediction.

geriann

my 1st trigger was the 14th...i got that on the 23rd...finally!

so i'm guessing because my 2nd trigger was on the 21st...i'll get that payment on the 30th...which is my ESA [SG] pay day aswell.

richard9991

geriann wrote: »

my 1st trigger was the 14th...i got that on the 23rd...finally!

so i'm guessing because my 2nd trigger was on the 21st...i'll get that payment on the 30th...which is my ESA [SG] pay day aswell.

Last year i got 4 and they were every wednesday so going by that yes you should.

geriann

i noticed my 1st trigger = 14th Jan'
got 1st CWP = 23rd [payment for 12th-18th Jan']
got DWP letter about 1st CWP trigger = 25th [the letter was sent on the 18th!]

lukieboy96

2nd trigger. TN4

SingleSue

Got my first payment into my bank account today, exactly 2 weeks after it was triggered.

Echo23

Hi, I'm sorry if I'm repeating questions already asked by others but I'm a little confused. We have always been eligible for cold weather payments in the past when we were receiving Income Support. We are now receiving ESA at the appeal rate pending a tribunal and my husband receives DLA at the lower rate. We should be entitled to 2 cold weather payments in our area but have received nothing. I've looked at the eligibility page and from reading it looks like we aren't eligible anymore. We don't have a child under 5, aren't pensioners and have no disabled children. Has the criteria changed since last year or should we still be entitled??? Thank you in advance.