A number of North Wales postcode areas have had Cold Weather Payments triggered, following the recent cold snap. Freezing winter weather saw snow and ice cause disruption across the region.
The UK Government has said: “You’ll get a payment if the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees celsius or below over 7 consecutive days. You’ll get £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather between November 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.”
According to a data map three postcode areas of North Wales have each had one Cold Weather Payment triggered, on January 10. Eligible people will receive one payment totalling £25. They are:
- LL23: Bala, Gwynedd
- LL21: Corwen, Denbighshire
- LL20: Llangollen, Denbigshire
Cold weather payments are being issued to a number of North Wales postcodes
(Image: Daily Mirror/ReachPLC)
Payments have been triggered in over 500 postcode areas after temperatures dipped below freezing for seven consecutive days. In total there will be £25 payments made to around 950,000 households which qualify because residents are in receipt of relevant payments, the Mirror reports.
Payments are made to people in England and Wales who receive a range of benefits. A separate scheme is operated in Northern Ireland along similar lines but in Scotland the support for heating bills is paid every winter and not linked to specific spells of cold weather. To find out if you qualify, read our story here, which has a full list of those eligible.
There are an estimated 3.9 million people eligible for Cold Weather Payments under the DWP scheme and of these 1.2 million are in receipt of Pensions Credit. Last year there were 364,000 payments made across England and Wales at a total cost of £9.1 million.
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