Cold Weather Payment Thread?

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Seeing as these have now started thought it might be worthwhile to have a thread like last year (or mods merge this with last years?)

What are Cold Weather Payments?

Cold Weather Payments can help people who are in receipt of certain benefits with their additional heating costs during winter.
A payment will be made for each seven day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.
A network of weather stations covering the whole of Great Britain will gather temperature information. Payments will be made when the local temperature is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days.


Postcode search to see if a payment has been triggered
http://pensions.direct.gov.uk/en/cold-weather-payment/home.asp

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

How much do you get?
You will get £25 for each seven day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.
‘Very cold weather’
Payments will be made when the average temperature for where you live is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days.
Effect on other benefits
Cold Weather Payments will not affect other benefits you may be getting.

you do not need to apply for this, payments are automatic

Hope that helps

richard9991

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

Seeing as these have now started thought it might be worthwhile to have a thread like last year (or mods merge this with last years?)

What are Cold Weather Payments?

Cold Weather Payments can help people who are in receipt of certain benefits with their additional heating costs during winter.
A payment will be made for each seven day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.
A network of weather stations covering the whole of Great Britain will gather temperature information. Payments will be made when the local temperature is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days.


Postcode search to see if a payment has been triggered
http://pensions.direct.gov.uk/en/cold-weather-payment/home.asp

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

How much do you get?
You will get £25 for each seven day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.
‘Very cold weather’
Payments will be made when the average temperature for where you live is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days.
Effect on other benefits
Cold Weather Payments will not affect other benefits you may be getting.

you do not need to apply for this, payments are automatic

Hope that helps

There is already a sticky on the benefits board to avoid duplication of info

System

richard9991 wrote: »

There is already a sticky on the benefits board to avoid duplication of info

Ooops my bad

Thought it was here on D&D

MODS-DELETE THIS THREAD, TA