The Department for Work and Pensions has triggered Cold Weather Payments for 47 MORE postcodes after 51 were activated yesterday. The update comes after payments were triggered for 51 postcode areas in Yorkshire yesterday.
Eligible individuals receive £25 for each seven-day stretch of low temperatures, with these DWP payments available until 31 March. The funds are deposited directly into bank accounts within 14 days of a postcode being triggered.
Payments are made automatically, so there’s no need to apply. You usually qualify for a cold weather payment once temperatures have dropped and if you’re on certain benefits. These are: Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA), income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit.
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You can also get the payments if you receive support for mortgage interest. But depending on each benefit, there are other criteria you might have to fulfil to be eligible.
The 19 postcode areas in Northumberland and County Durham with 141,000 households eligible for payments:
- DH1 Durham, County Durham
- DH6 Shadforth, County Durham
- DH7 Esh, County Durham
- DH9 Stanley, County Durham
- DL4 Shildon, County Durham
- DL5 Great Aycliffe, County Durham
- DL14 Bishop Auckland
- DL15 Crook, County Durham
- DL16 Spennymoor, County Durham
- DL17 Ferryhill, County Durham
- NE18 Stamfordham, Northumberland
- NE20 Ponteland, Northumberland
- NE44 Broomhaugh and Riding, Northumberland
- NE45 Corbridge, Northumberland
- NE46 Hexham, Northumberland
- TS21 Sedgefield, County Durham
- TS28 Hutton Henry, County Durham
- TS29 Trimdon, County Durham
The 14 postcode areas in Staffordshire and Derbyshire (11,000 households eligible) are:
- ST8 Biddulph, Staffordshire
- ST11 Forsbrook, Staffordshire
- DE4 Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
- DE45 Bakewell, Derbyshire
- S32 Grindleford, Derbyshire
- S33 Aston, Derbyshire
- SK13 Glossop, Derbyshire
- SK17 King Sterndale, Derbyshire
- SK22 New Mills, Derbyshire
- SK23 Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire
- ST9 Bagnall, Staffordshire
- ST10 Cheadle, Staffordshire
- ST13 Leek, Staffordshire
- DE6 Osmaston, Derbyshire
The four postcode areas in Northumberland (3,000 households eligible) are:
- NE71 Akeld, Northumberland
- TD5 Scottish Borders (parts in England)
- TD12 Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland
- TD15 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
The ten postcode areas in mid Wales (5,000 households eligible) are:
- LL20 Llangollen, Denbighshire
- LL21 Corwen, Denbighshire
- LL23 Bala, Gwynedd
- SY10 Oswestry Rural, Shropshire
- SY15 Montgomery, Powys
- SY16 Llanllwchaiarn, Powys
- SY17 Caersws, Powys
- SY19 Llanbrynmair, Powys
- SY21 Castle Caereinion, Powys
- SY22 Llansantffraid, Powys