The Department for Work and Pensions could be due to rollout £75 payments in January – if a strict 21-day rule is met. The DWP could issue £75 in Cold Weather Payments, if postcodes see the temperature threshold triggered amid the ongoing snow bomb.
You’ll get £25 a week for every seven days of cold weather between November and March. The 2024 to 2025 Cold Weather Payment scheme began on the 1st of November 2024. During the 2023/2024 scheme, some areas experienced three separate periods of cold weather, meaning eligible people got a £75 payment.
You are eligible for the payment if you receive any of the following: Pension Credit, Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit and Support for Mortgage Interest
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You must also live in an area that has experienced seven days of zero or sub-zero temperatures. The DWP uses their own equipment to measure temperatures across all UK postcodes. If you disagree with their judgement, it is possible to appeal directly to the department.
You do not qualify for this scheme if you live in Scotland, as the Scottish government has has recently replaced the scheme with Winter Heating Payments. If you’re eligible, you will get these payments automatically.
They should arrive in the same bank account you receive benefit payments, within 14 working days of the cold period. If you believe you are eligible but have not received the payments, you should contact the DWP, the government states.
If you have a baby or if a child under 5 comes to live with you tell Jobcentre Plus if you get Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) or income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and you’ve had a baby or a child under 5 has come to live with you.
You will not automatically get Cold Weather Payments if you do not.