cold weather payment

rogerblack

I for one am hoping that the government makes sure that there are no more cold weather payments made ever.
They should do this by massively increasing the amount of coal burned.

Though more seriously, I'm really rather glad that I've not got one yet this year.
I couldn't face another winter like last, with 5 weeks of cold weather payments, and _way_ too much snow.

emsywoo123

"The Met Office have notified the Department for Work and Pensions that 1 period of very cold weather has occurred in the ME15 postcode area between 1 November 2011 and 31 January 2012, triggering a Cold Weather Payment.

If you have qualified for Cold Weather Payments since 1 November and live in this postcode area, you are due to receive 1 Cold Weather Payment.

Please bear in mind that you should not expect payments immediately. You should receive a payment to your account within 14 working days."

Um 14 days from when?

brogusblue

Just checked mine i have one too for lu6, didn't expect one but it comes in handy

Marisco

Cold????? Behave!! On the news this morning it was saying that Moscow is -28, now that is cold!:eek: I've still got flowers growing in the garden The cats still won't go out though!!:D

Dognobs

Could put a jumper on.

DorsetGirl_2

Dognobs wrote: »

Could put a jumper on.

You really are so helpful.

WestonDave

I'm bemused! The blurb on this says its paid when the temperature is an average of below zero for 7 days in a row. That suggests that on average throughout a week the temperature never gets above freezing point. However I'm struggling to think of 7 days in a row when I had to scrape the car windscreen let alone it stay cold all day - and yet our area is due 1 payment. I can only assume it comes on the forecast rather than the actual. (Not particularly bothered - just curious!)

wellynever

WestonDave wrote: »

I'm bemused! The blurb on this says its paid when the temperature is an average of below zero for 7 days in a row. That suggests that on average throughout a week the temperature never gets above freezing point. However I'm struggling to think of 7 days in a row when I had to scrape the car windscreen let alone it stay cold all day - and yet our area is due 1 payment. I can only assume it comes on the forecast rather than the actual. (Not particularly bothered - just curious!)

Not quite, It only needs to go below freezing say for an hour or even less so say between 1am and 2am it's below freezing but after 2am the temp goes above freezing and stops there means no scraping of ice,

Saying that though i'm not too sure how long it as to stay below freezing but do know it doesn't have to be all day.

nicks2100

natty76 wrote: »

anyone know if there will be a cold weather payment if weather stays cold for so long like last year???

Yes there has been one payment issued on the 31st on feb 2012 to selected post codes that have been reported (freezing = 0'c) ( Or below = -0'c )

[Deleted User]

last year there was a link on here telling us which weather station covered different areas....can anyone remember what it was?