Cold Weather Payments have been triggered in 148 areas following freezing temperatures last week.
Eligible people who live in the affected postcodes will get £25 paid within 14 working days.
Cold Weather Payments have been triggered in 148 areas
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It’s understood there have been triggers in the following postcodes:
Rochdale weather station – January 13 to 19
- BL0 Ramsbottom, Bury
- BL1 Bolton
- BL2 Bolton
- BL3 Bolton
- BL4 Bolton
- BL5 Westhoughton, Bolton
- BL6 Horwich, Bolton
- BL7 Bolton
- BL8 Bury
- BL9 Bury
- M24 Middleton, Rochdale
- M26 Bury
- OL1 Oldham
- OL2 Shaw, Oldham
- OL3 Saddleworth, Oldham
- OL4 Oldham
- OL5 Mossley, Tameside
- OL6 Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
- OL7 Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
- OL8 Oldham
- OL9 Oldham
- OL10 Heywood, Rochdale
- OL11 Rochdale
- OL12 Rochdale
- OL15 Rochdale
- OL16 Rochdale
- SK15 Tameside
Charlwood weather station, Surrey – January 13 to January 19
- BN5 Henfield, West Sussex
- BN6 Clayton, West Sussex
- BN44 Steyning, West Sussex
- GU5 Wonersh, Surrey
- GU6 Cranleigh, Surrey
- ME6 Snodland, Kent
- ME14 Maidstone, Kent
- ME15 Maidstone, Kent
- ME16 Maidstone, Kent
- ME17 Leeds, Kent
- ME18 West Farleigh, Kent
- ME19 West Malling, Kent
- ME20 Ditton, Kent
- RH1 Reigate and Banstead, Surrey
- RH2 Reigate and Banstead, Surrey
- RH3 Brockham, Surrey
- RH4 Dorking, Surrey
- RH5 Capel, Surrey
- RH6 Horley, Surrey
- RH7 Lingfield, Surrey
- RH8 Limpsfield, Surrey
- RH9 Godstone, Surrey
- RH10 Crawley, West Sussex
- RH11 Crawley, West Sussex
- RH12 Horsham, West Sussex
- RH13 Southwater, West Sussex
- RH14 Wisborough Green, West Sussex
- RH15 Burgess Hill, West Sussex
- RH16 Haywards Heath, West Sussex
- RH17 Cuckfield Rural, West Sussex
- RH18 Forest Row, East Sussex
- RH19 East Grinstead, West Sussex
- RH20 Storrington, West Sussex
- TN1 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- TN2 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- TN3 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- TN4 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- TN5 Wadhurst, East Sussex
- TN6 Crowborough, East Sussex
- TN7 Hartfield, East Sussex
- TN8 Edenbridge, Kent
- TN9 Tonbridge, Kent
- TN10 Tonbridge, Kent
- TN11 Tonbridge, Kent
- TN12 Yalding, Kent
- TN13 Sevenoaks, Kent
- TN14 Dunton Green, Kent
- TN15 Wrotham, Kent
- TN16 Greater London
- TN17 Cranbrook, Kent
- TN18 Four Throws, Kent
- TN19 Burwash, East Sussex
- TN20 Mayfield, East Sussex
- TN22 Uckfield, East Sussex
- TN27 Smarden, Kent
Wattisham weather station (Suffolk) – January 14 to January 20
- CB8 Woodditton, Cambridgeshire
- CB9 Haverhill, Suffolk
- CO1 Colchester, Essex
- CO2 Colchester, Essex
- CO3 Colchester, Essex
- CO4 Colchester, Essex
- CO5 Layer Breton, Essex
- CO6 Fordham, Essex
- CO7 Elmstead, Essex
- CO8 Bures Hamlet, Essex
- CO10 Sudbury, Suffolk
- CO11 Mistley, Essex
- CO12 Harwich, Essex
- CO13 Frinton and Walton, Essex
- CO14 Frinton and Walton, Essex
- CO15 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
- CO16 Little Clacton, Essex
- IP1 Ipswich, Suffolk
- IP2 Ipswich, Suffolk
- IP3 Ipswich, Suffolk
- IP4 Ipswich, Suffolk
- IP5 Kesgrave, Suffolk
- IP6 Hemingstone, Suffolk
- IP7 Aldham, Suffolk
- IP8 Sproughton, Suffolk
- IP9 Holbrook, Suffolk
- IP10 Levington, Suffolk
- IP11 Felixstowe, Suffolk
- IP12 Bromeswell, Suffolk
- IP13 Kettleburgh, Suffolk
- IP14 Stowupland, Suffolk
- IP15 Aldeburgh, Suffolk
- IP16 Leiston, Suffolk
- IP17 Kelsale, Suffolk
- IP18 Southwold, Suffolk
- IP19 Halesworth, Suffolk
- IP20 Harleston, Norfolk
- IP21 Syleham, Suffolk
- IP22 Wortham, Suffolk
- IP23 Eye, Suffolk
- IP29 Whepstead, Suffolk
- IP30 Hessett, Suffolk
- IP31 Pakenham, Suffolk
- IP32 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- IP33 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Carlisle weather station, Cumbria – January 13 to January 19
- CA1 Carlisle, Cumbria
- CA2 Carlisle, Cumbria
- CA3 Carlisle, Cumbria
- CA4 Wetheral, Cumbria
- CA5 Orton, Cumbria
- CA6 Kirklinton, Cumbria
- CA7 Waverton, Cumbria
- CA8 Brampton, Cumbria
- DG16 Gretna border (parts in England)
Llysdinam weather station, Powys, Wales – January 13 to January 1
- LD1 Llandrindod Wells, Powys
- LD2 Duhonw, Powys
- LD4 Llangamarch, Powys
- LD5 Treflys, Powys
- LD6 Rhayader, Powys
- LD7 Knighton, Powys
- LD8 Presteigne, Powys
- SA19 Talley, Carmarthenshire
- SA20 Llandovery, Carmarthenshire
- SY7 Hopesay, Shropshire
- SY9 Lydham, Shropshire
- SY18 Llanidloes, Powys
GB News has contacted the DWP asking for comment.
Additional eligibility rules can apply for the different benefits but a person may get Cold Weather Payments if they get:
- Pension Credit
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Universal Credit
- Support for Mortgage Interest
The Cold Weather Payment scheme has been replaced in Scotland, meaning residents in Scotland can no longer get them.
Qualifying people may be able to get a Winter Heating Payment instead, worth £50 a year.
The DWP’s full list of postcodes where there have been Cold Weather Payment triggers for this winter to January 15, are:
27 November
- Shap – CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA17, LA8, LA9, LA10, LA21, LA22, LA23
28 November
- Albemarle – DH1, DH2, DH3, DH4, DH5, DH6, DH7, DH9, DL4, DL5, DL14, DL15, DL16, DL17, NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE8, NE9, NE10, NE11, NE12, NE13, NE15, NE16, NE17, NE18, NE20, NE21, NE23, NE25, NE26, NE27, NE28, NE29, NE30, NE31, NE32, NE33, NE34, NE35, NE36, NE37, NE38, NE39, NE40, NE41, NE42, NE43, NE44, NE45, NE46, SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, SR5, SR6, SR7, TS21, TS28, TS29
- Bainbridge – BD23, BD24, DL8, DL11, DL12, DL13
- Bingley – BB4, BB8, BB9, BB10, BB11, BB12, BB18, BD1, BD2, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD6, BD7, BD8, BD9, BD10, BD11, BD12, BD13, BD14, BD15, BD16, BD17, BD18, BD19, BD20, BD21, BD22, HD3, HD7, HD8, HD9, HX1, HX2, HX3, HX4, HX5, HX6, HX7, LS21, LS29, OL13, OL14, S36
- Carlisle – CA1, CA2, CA3, CA4, CA5, CA6, CA7, CA8, DG16
- Fylingdales – YO13, YO18, YO21, YO22, YO62
- Redesdale – CA9, DH8, NE19, NE47, NE48, NE49
- Rochdale – BL0, BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL5, BL6, BL7, BL8, BL9, M24, M26, OL1, OL2, OL3, OL4, OL5, OL6, OL7, OL8, OL9, OL10, OL11, OL12, OL15, OL16, SK15
- Rostherne – CW4, CW6, CW7, CW8, CW9, CW10, CW11, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, M16, M17, M18, M19, M20, M21, M22, M23, M25, M27, M28, M29, M30, M31, M32, M33, M34, M35, M38, M40, M41, M43, M44, M45, M46, M50, M90, PR7, SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5, SK6, SK7, SK8, SK9, SK10, SK11, SK12, SK14, SK16, WA1, WA2, WA3, WA4, WA5, WA6, WA7, WA8, WA9, WA10, WA11, WA12, WA13, WA14, WA15, WA16, WN1, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6, WN7, WN8
- Shawbury -SY1, SY2, SY3, SY4, SY5, SY6, SY11, SY12, SY13, TF1, TF2, TF3, TF4, TF5, TF6, TF7, TF8, TF9, TF10, TF11, TF12, TF13
5 December
- Charterhall – NE71, TD9, TD12, TD15
- Leek Thorncliffe – DE4, DE45, S32, S33, SK13, SK17, SK22, SK23, ST9, ST10, ST13
8 December
- Shap – CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA17, LA8, LA9, LA10, LA21, LA22, LA23
12 January
- Redesdale – CA9, DH8, NE19, NE47, NE48, NE49
- Shap – CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA17, LA8, LA9, LA10, LA21, LA22, LA23
13 January
- Albemarle – DH1, DH2, DH3, DH4, DH5, DH6, DH7, DH9, DL4, DL5, DL14, DL15, DL16, DL17, NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE8, NE9, NE10, NE11, NE12, NE13, NE15, NE16, NE17, NE18, NE20, NE21, NE23, NE25, NE26, NE27, NE28, NE29, NE30, NE31, NE32, NE33, NE34, NE35, NE36, NE37, NE38, NE39, NE40, NE41, NE42, NE43, NE44, NE45, NE46, SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, SR5, SR6, SR7, TS21, TS28, TS29
- Bainbridge – BD23, BD24, DL8, DL11, DL12, DL13
- Benson – HP5, HP6, HP7, HP8, HP9, HP10, HP11, HP12, HP13, HP14, HP15, HP16, HP17, HP18, HP19, HP20, HP21, HP22, HP23, HP27, OX9, OX10, OX33, OX39, OX44, OX49, RG9, SL7, SL8, SL9
- Bingley – BB4, BB8, BB9, BB10, BB11, BB12, BB18, BD1, BD2, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD6, BD7, BD8, BD9, BD10, BD11, BD12, BD13, BD14, BD15, BD16, BD17, BD18, BD19, BD20, BD21, BD22, HD3, HD7, HD8, HD9, HX1, HX2, HX3, HX4, HX5, HX6, HX7, LS21, LS29, OL13, OL14, S36
- Charterhall – NE71, TD12, TD15
- Fylingdales – YO13, YO18, YO21, YO22, YO62
- Leek Thorncliffe – DE4, DE45, S32, S33, SK13, SK17, SK22, SK23, ST9, ST10, ST13
- Libanus – CF37, CF38, CF39, CF40, CF41, CF42, CF43, CF44, CF45, CF46, CF47, CF48, CF81, CF82, CF83, LD3, NP4, NP11, NP12, NP13, NP22, NP23, NP24, NP44, SA9
- Marham – CB6, CB7, IP24, IP25, IP26, IP27, IP28, PE12, PE13, PE14, PE30, PE31, PE32, PE33, PE34, PE35, PE36, PE37, PE38