Thursday 8 December 2022

Cold Weather Payments triggered

Cold Weather Payments are made to recipients of selected benefits. 

To trigger the payments, the average temperature at a specified weather station must be recorded as, or forecast to be, 0°C or below for seven consecutive days. 

The DWP’s Cold Weather Payment pages provide further information for claimants.

The alert was triggered for the period 4/12/2022 to 10/12/2022. 

£25 will be paid to eligible residents within the Hexham constituency living in the following postcode districts: CA9, DH8, NE19, NE47, NE48, NE49.

For more information, visit: gov.uk/cold-weather-payment/eligibility