15 more locations set to get £25 free cash to bank account within DAYS – is your postcode due a Cold Weather Payment?
HOUSEHOLDS in another 15 postcodes are now eligible for £25 free cash to help heat their homes.
Thousands of Brits have already received cold weather payments in locations where residents experience continuous below-zero weather.
And 15 more locations have been added to the list of areas where people can get free cash.
Households can get £25 during each seven-day period of low temperatures from now until March 31.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hands out the extra cash to households on low incomes.
Those eligible will have the cash paid directly into their bank accounts within 14 days of the payments being triggered.
The money is paid automatically – you don’t need to apply – and includes those on Universal Credit and pension credit.
New eligible postcodes since December 5
- Newcastle upon Tyne – NE71
- Galashiels – TD9, TD12, TD15
- Derby – DE4, DE45
- Sheffield – S32-33
- Stockport – SK13, SK17, SK22-23
- Stoke-on-Trent – ST9, ST10, ST13
Who is eligible for cold weather payments?
Households are eligible for the extra cash if they are getting the following:
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Income Support
- Income-based jobseeker’s allowance
- Income-related employment and support allowance
- Support for mortgage interest
Depending on your specific circumstances, you may also need to meet one or more of the following additional criteria:
- Have a disability or be in receipt of pension premium
- Have a child who is disabled
- Be in receipt of child tax credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
- Have a severe or enhanced disability premium
- Be in receipt of a limited capability for work amount
- Have a child under five living with you
You can find out more about eligibility on the government’s website.
Getting the cold weather payment doesn’t affect any other benefits you get.
If you’re eligible, you should get the payments automatically within 14 days, into the same account where you get your benefit payments.
But if you think you should get the payment and haven’t, then contact your pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office, or call the Universal Credit helpline on 0800 328 5644.
If you’re getting Universal Credit, you can also sign in to your account and add a note to your journal.