Cold Weather Payments

Magenta

I phoned up and was told that the weather has to be below zero for 7 consequetive days, if it goes one degree above then they start the count again!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

unclepotter

Magenta wrote: »

I phoned up and was told that the weather has to be below zero for 7 consequetive days, if it goes one degree above then they start the count again!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

Its that in a 24 hour period? What I mean is,does night time temperature count :think:

xNinax

A fourth trigger for my postcode.

The Department for Work and Pensions has been notified that there have been 4 periods of very cold weather in the DD8 postcode area between 1 November 2012 and the current date 15 March 2013.

xNinax

The 4th payment arrived in my account today...much faster than any other payment. I think it has only taken 4 or 5 days!

xNinax

A fifth cold weather payment due for my postcode.

The Department for Work and Pensions has been notified that there have been 5 periods of very cold weather in the DD8 postcode area between 1 November 2012 and the current date 21 March 2013.
If you qualify for payment and live in this postcode area you are due to receive 5 Cold Weather Payment (s).

Elzmumof3

RockChick84 wrote: »

I won an appeal for IS two years back now, and I wrote to them to ask for any back payments due of the CWP, they paid out no problems, think I got £100 from them if I remember correctly.

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Only had one CWP this year, and it's been so much colder than previous years! Recent heating bill is almost double what it was this time last year! :eek:

same here - putting £6 a day in the gas meter and still sat here cold, yet not cold enough according to dwp!

unclepotter

Only needs one day in a 7 day day period to be 1 degree above freezing and you don't get it..We have had 2 here in Sheffield,which were for January,tbh it feels colder these last few weeks and we haven't got another one...:(

airborne_61

The trouble is it maybe just above freezing then the winds blow making it feel much colder, but still above freezing. The wind chill factur does not count. :-(

Vegeta_ble

What happens if it's below 0 degrees for seven days near the beginning of April? Or even... six days at the end of March and the 1st of April... to be extreme?

I think the date restriction should be lifted. Cold weather is cold weather, no matter what time of year it occurs.

ani_26

Vegeta_ble wrote: »

What happens if it's below 0 degrees for seven days near the beginning of April? Or even... six days at the end of March and the 1st of April... to be extreme?

I think the date restriction should be lifted. Cold weather is cold weather, no matter what time of year it occurs.

I was thinking that, as the cold weather is forecast to continue until easter. Looks like i could just miss out on another (vital) cold weather payment?

It may be worth phoning to see if they are extending the dates, in the light of the extreme weather?