Cold Weather Payments of £25 triggered as temperatures plunge

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 08:31 · Archive

Eligible households will receive £25 Cold Weather Payments as UK temperatures fall below freezing.

The Government's Cold Weather Payments scheme has been activated as temperatures across the UK plummet this week. Temperatures are forecast to fall to minus 6C in some regions this weekend, following the nation's coldest night of the season on Thursday, when minus 6.6C was recorded in south Wales.

Eligible households will automatically receive £25 for each seven-day period during which temperatures are recorded or forecast to stay below 0C between 1 November and 31 March. To qualify, claimants must be receiving certain benefits: pension credit, income support, income-based jobseeker's allowance or Universal Credit.

Some households are excluded from the scheme. Those residing in care homes typically do not qualify. In Scotland, residents may instead be eligible for the Scottish Government's fixed-rate Winter Heating Payment, valued at £62. The UK Health Security Agency has issued its first yellow cold health alert of the season, covering the north west and West Midlands from Thursday morning until Saturday afternoon.

How it is being reported

• Households set for DWP £25 payment as temperatures plummet this winterBrits could be eligible for a £25 Cold Weather Payment as temperatures take a plunge over the next few daysLeedsLive · 14 Nov, 08:09
• Cold Weather Payments triggered - £25 per week for eligible householdsBrits could be eligible for a £25 cash boost as temperatures take a plunge over the next few daysHuddersfield Examiner · 14 Nov, 07:59

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