Cold Weather Payments

Tulip09

My area has been triggered but i dont think i am entitled I get ESA (but its the initial payments & contributions based as i must have worked at the right time. (Atos medical on the 13th Dec) I get child tax &child benefit for 2 children under 16/ housing benifit & High rate care/ low mobility and nothing for my teenager.

cola_bottle

mumof5tots wrote: »

im in reciept of child tax credit and get disabilty element for my son i recieve dla middle care rate will i get cold weather payment please

Yes, you sound as though your in receipt of same as me, and we are entitled.

DX2

mumof5tots wrote: »

im in reciept of child tax credit and get disabilty element for my son i recieve dla middle care rate will i get cold weather payment please

Who can get Cold Weather Payments?

If you are in receipt of Pension Credit, Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), you may also be able to get Cold Weather Payments.
Pension Credit

If you are in receipt of Pension Credit, you will usually receive Cold Weather Payments.
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

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

If you are in receipt of Income-related ESA, you will usually receive Cold Weather Payments if you also have any of the following:

• the support or work-related component of ESA
• a severe or enhanced disability premium
• a 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

DX2

cola_bottle wrote: »

Yes, you sound as though your in receipt of same as me, and we are entitled.

She needs to have the qualifying benefit aswell:- IS/IBJSA/IBESA/PC

mumof5tots

DX2 wrote: »

She needs to have the qualifying benefit aswell:- IS/IBJSA/IBESA/PC

Spoke to jobcentre plus n they have confirmed if i get child tax credit with disability element n not recieveing jsa income support etc i will still recieve cold weather payment

DX2

mumof5tots wrote: »

Spoke to jobcentre plus n they have confirmed if i get child tax credit with disability element n not recieveing jsa income support etc i will still recieve cold weather payment

I can guarantee you that information is incorrect. See my post above.

TOBRUK

Yesterday evening 1 trigger in CF72 (ST ATHAN weatherstation), SA43 (ABERPORTH weatherstation), NP23 (SENNYBRIDGE weatherstation).

Prinzessilein

Nothing as yet for the East Coast (Well, not for NR32 areas)

HGLTsuperstar

PO22 now showing

mcjordi

1 trigger for me.. got them last time.. so will get them again this year.. IS with disability premium