DWP Cold Weather Payments update as 211 areas across UK now eligible - full list of postcodes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDepartment for Work and Pensions (DWP) Cold Weather Payments have been triggered for more than 200,000. A total of 211 postcodes in England and Wales are now due to receive an extra £25 to go towards their heating bills as temperatures drop.
The latast areas to receive the money are postcodes in Oxfordshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Norfolk, Staffordshire, and Powys - with the payment triggered on Saturday, January 13.
It comes after 10,000 people in Cumbria and Northumberland triggered the payment just one day prior on Friday, January 12. Overall, 550 postcodes have received the Cold Weather Payment since the start of winter. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. This means the DWP has issued a total of £24.4 million towards heating bills. This includes several postcode areas where more than one payment has been made.
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