DWP Cold Weather Payments - check if your postcode area is getting £25 or £50 with our interactive map
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is sending out £25 payments to vulnerable people in areas experiencing particularly low temperatures this winter.
The Cold Weather Payment scheme aims to help those on a low income with their energy bills as the temperature drops. Between November 1 and March 31, people who are on certain means-tested benefits will be eligible for the payments.
Each time the temperature drops to zero or below for a consecutive period of seven days, a payment will be triggered. Local weather stations across the country are used to determine which postcode areas are eligible for the payments. Read more: DWP Cold Weather Payments update as SECOND payment issued in 11 postcode areas - full list Read more: Every Greater Manchester postcode receiving cold weather payments So far this year, around 300 postcodes have become eligible for payments.
In 11 postcode areas, the threshold has been reached twice - so eligible people there will be owed two payments worth £50 in total.
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