Thousands of people were set to receive a £25 payment from the Department of Work and Pensions ( DWP ). A new Cold Weather Payment has been triggered for those living in 51 postcode areas.
It’s thought around 95,000 households will be eligible for the payment, which was being issued to help with the cost of heating homes during the current cold snap. The latest payments have been activated by a seven-day period of sub-zero temperatures in the affected areas, which started on January 4.
An estimated 3.9 million people were eligible for Cold Weather Payments under the DWP scheme – including 1.2 million who were in receipt of Pensions Credit. In 2024, there were 364,000 payments made across England and Wales at a total cost of £9.1 million.
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The new £25 payments cover 45 postcode areas around West Yorkshire, including Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield, and extend into parts of East Lancashire. Households in another six postcode districts in North Yorkshire and County Durham will also eligible for the payments.
Full list of postcodes where £25 Cold Weather Payments were triggered on January 4:
BB4 Rawtenstall, Lancashire BB8 Newchurch, Lancashire BB9 Newchurch, Lancashire BB10 Burnley, Lancashire BB11 Burnley, Lancashire BB12 Ightenhill, Lancashire BB18 Salterforth, Lancashire BD1 Bradford city centre BD2 Eccleshill, Bradford BD3 Barkerend, Bradford BD4 Bierley, Bradford BD5 Bankfoot, Bradford BD6 Buttershaw, Bradford BD7 Great Horton, Bradford BD8 Manningham, Bradford BD9 Frizinghall, Bradford BD10 Apperley Bridge, Bradford BD11 Adwalton, Bradford BD12 Low Moor, Bradford BD13 Queensbury, Bradford BD14 Clayton, Bradford BD15 Allerton, Bradford BD16 Bingley BD17 Shipley BD18 Saltaire, Shipley BD19 Cleckheaton BD20 Keighley BD21 Hainworth, Keighley BD22 Cowling, Keighley HD3 Huddersfield, Kirklees HD7 Huddersfield, Kirklees HD8 Kirkburton, Kirklees HD9 Holme, Kirklees HX1 Halifax, Calderdale HX2 Halifax, Calderdale HX3 Halifax, Calderdale HX4 Halifax, Calderdale HX5 Halifax, Calderdale HX6 Halifax, Calderdale HX7 Hebden Royd, Calderdale LS21 Otley, Leeds LS29 Ilkley, Bradford OL13 Rawtenstall, Lancashire OL14 Todmorden, Calderdale S36 Hunshelf, Barnsley BD23 Thorlby, North Yorkshire BD24 Langcliffe, North Yorkshire DL8 Spennithorne, North Yorkshire DL11 Marske, North Yorkshire DL12 Cotherstone, County Durham DL13 Stanhope, County Durham
So far this winter, more than 100,000 households have been eligible for Cold Weather Payments. You can check payments for your postcode area on our interactive map below.
According to the DWP, those claiming the following benefits could be eligible for the Cold Weather Payment; Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit, Support for Mortgage Interest.
However not everyone receiving these benefits would automatically receive a Cold Weather Payment. There are a number of factors which will determine whether a payment will be made – full details can be found here on the gov.uk website.