Cold Weather Payments

Robbie64

mrsmetropolis wrote: »

The temperature here has been below zero for ten nights but we haven't had a trigger. I now discover our weather station has closed down and we are under another area. So frustrating!

It's the average daily temperature that is used rather than whether the minimum temperature falls to or below 0c at any point during the day or night. Where I live today is the 12th consecutive day (and the 17th out of 19) where the minimum temperature has been at or below 0c but in only 3 of those days has the average daily temperature been 0c or below. As a result no Cold Weather Payment has been triggered.

sheffielduk

is someone who receives esa contribution,and dla care @ low rate,entitled to cwp?

Robbie64

sheffielduk wrote: »

is someone who receives esa contribution,and dla care @ low rate,entitled to cwp?

No, unless the person also receives Income Related ESA with either a work related activity or Support component..

sheffielduk

Robbie64 wrote: »

No, unless the person also receives Income Related ESA with either a work related activity or Support component..

im waiting for my esa appeal so not in any group as yet.
its income related i recieve (sorry for confusion)

Robbie64

sheffielduk wrote: »

im waiting for my esa appeal so not in any group as yet.

Even if you do win your appeal it's likely you will still get contributory ESA which wouldn't qualify you for a CWP.

Of course, now it's all moot as the Cold Weather Payments scheme for 2012/13 has ended plus any amount you could win on appeal will be contributory payments of ESA rather than income related.

Edit: just read your edit sheffielduk. If you win your appeal you will qualify for a CWP as long as the income related ESA is paid for a period that covers a period when your area triggered a CWP. This will include a period where any payment is backdated to.

sheffielduk

Robbie64 wrote: »

Even if you do win your appeal it's likely you will still get contributory ESA which wouldn't qualify you for a CWP.

Of course, now it's all moot as the Cold Weather Payments scheme for 2012/13 has ended plus any amount you could win on appeal will be contributory payments of ESA rather than income related.

Edit: just read your edit sheffielduk. If you win your appeal you will qualify for a CWP as long as the income related ESA is paid for a period that covers a period when your area triggered a CWP. This will include a period where any payment is backdated to.

thanks,that makes sense now, would i need to remember about the cwp in my area if i was to win my appeal? or would i get it without having to ask?

Robbie64

sheffielduk wrote: »

thanks,that makes sense now, would i need to remember about the cwp in my area if i was to win my appeal? or would i get it without having to ask?

It should be done automatically but going by comments made here it may be best for you to make a note of when (if) the CWP in your area were triggered.

katonia

hi o/h added me too his claim we got backdated to january in march, would we be entitled to cwp as never recieved any?just phoned them and they said werent sure if would get backdated as the claim was paid out in march? these were our backdated payments from january?income based jsa from jan 2nd

richard9991

katonia wrote: »

hi o/h added me too his claim we got backdated to january in march, would we be entitled to cwp as never recieved any?just phoned them and they said werent sure if would get backdated as the claim was paid out in march? these were our backdated payments from january?income based jsa from jan 2nd

income based jsa on its own unless you have a child under 5 or child with a disability or are getting a disability premium will not get you any cold weather payments

katonia

richard9991 wrote: »

income based jsa on its own unless you have a child under 5 or child with a disability or are getting a disability premium will not get you any cold weather payments

oh sorry i have child under 5 just wondered if claimbackdated to jan whether we would still get as wasent paid out until march