{"id":178,"date":"2025-11-23T19:18:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/uk\/?p=178"},"modified":"2025-11-23T19:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:19:46","slug":"cold-weather-payment-140","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myinformernews.com\/uk\/cold-weather-payment-140\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Weather Payment \u00a3140: Find Out When You Will Get Your Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Cold Weather Payment is a government scheme run by the Department for Work and Pensions, or DWP, to provide financial support <\/a>to people on certain benefits during periods of very low temperatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not a fixed annual payment like the Winter Fuel Payment, but is triggered only when the weather in your local area meets specific criteria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The payment is \u00a325 for each qualifying cold period, not a total of \u00a3140 as mentioned. Multiple payments can be made throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scheme runs in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you live in Scotland, you receive a separate, fixed annual payment called the Winter Heating Payment, regardless of the temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the payment amount and when does the scheme run?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Cold Weather Payment is a specific amount paid for each cold spell that meets the DWP’s criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Payment Amount: You receive \u00a325<\/strong> for each seven-day period of qualifying cold weather.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Duration of Scheme: The scheme runs from 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Trigger: A payment is triggered if the average temperature in your postcode area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below for seven days in a row.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The DWP monitors the temperature at 94 weather stations across the country, which are linked to specific postcodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When exactly will I get my money?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The exact payment date depends on when a qualifying cold spell ends in your local area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Payments are not made on a fixed date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Payment Window: You should receive a payment within 14 working days after the seven-day cold period in your area ends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Automatic Payment: The payment is made automatically into the same bank or building society account where you receive your qualifying benefit. You do not need to apply for it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Multiple Payments: Since the payment is based on temperature triggers, you may receive multiple \u00a325 payments throughout the winter if there are several periods of severe cold weather.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Who is eligible for the Cold Weather Payment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      To be eligible for the payment, you must be receiving one of the qualifying benefits during the seven-day cold period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Qualifying Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Pension Credit (You will usually get the payment if you receive this).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Income Support (You must usually also have a disabled child, a child under five, or a disability or pensioner premium).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Income-based Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance, or JSA (You must usually also have a disabled child, a child under five, or a disability or pensioner premium).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, or ESA (You must usually be in the support or work-related activity group, or have a severe disability or pensioner premium, or a child under five).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Universal Credit (Specific conditions apply, including not being employed or self-employed, and having a health condition that limits your work capacity, or having a child under five).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Support for Mortgage Interest, or SMI (Specific benefit conditions also apply).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        If you are a recipient of Universal Credit, you are generally eligible if you are not employed or gainfully self-employed and you or your partner has limited capability for work, or you have a child under five living with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Do I need to claim the Cold Weather Payment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        No, the Cold Weather Payment is automatic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        If you are eligible and live in an area where the temperature trigger is met, the payment should be processed without you having to take any action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. New Circumstances<\/strong>: The DWP encourages you to notify the relevant benefits office immediately if you have a new baby, or if a child under the age of five comes to live with you this winter. This is because these changes may automatically make you eligible for the payment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Postcode Checker<\/strong>: From November 2025, you can use the official government postcode checker tool online to see if the payment has been triggered in your local area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          What should I do if I think I am due a payment but have not received it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          If the DWP postcode checker confirms that a payment was triggered in your area and you believe you are eligible but have not received the money within 14 working days, you should contact the DWP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Contact DWP<\/strong>: You should contact the Pension Service <\/a>or Jobcentre Plus<\/a> to inform them of the missing payment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Universal Credit<\/strong>: If you receive Universal Credit, you can add a note to your online journal to ask your Work Coach to investigate the missing payment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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