
People in the North East are being urged to check if they qualify for any Cold Weather Payments after more postcodes were added to the list.
These payments, from the Department for Work and Pensions, provide help towards heating costs when the weather is cold. You’ll get a payment if the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees celsius or below over seven consecutive days.
If you qualify, you’ll get £25 for each seven day period of very cold weather between 1 November, 2024, and 31 March, 2025. So you can receive multiple Cold Weather Payments if you get several periods of freezing weather over winter.
Recently, payments were triggered on Thursday, January 2, and Saturday, January 4, including several locations in Northumberland and County Durham. Now more postcodes from our region have been added to the list for January 9 and 10.
Cold Weather Payments are given out if you’re receiving certain benefits or Support for Mortgage Interest. If you’re eligible, you’ll get the cash automatically. You do not need to apply, but you may need to tell Jobcentre Plus if you have a baby or if a child under 5 comes to live with you. The payments do not affect your other benefits.
After each period of very cold weather in your area, you should get a payment within 14 working days. It’s paid into the same bank or building society account as your benefit payments.
Below is the full list of postcodes where payments were triggered for January 2, January 4, January 9 and 10. You can also check here if the weather where you live means you may get a payment.
Full list of postcodes triggered
Thursday, January 2:
Eskdalemuir – DG14, TD9
Redesdale – CA9, NE19, NE47, NE48, NE49
Shap – CA10, CA11, CA12, CA16, CA17, LA8, LA9, LA10, LA21, LA22, LA23
Saturday, January 4:
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
Thursday, January 9:
Albemarle: DH1, DH6, DH7, DH8, DH9, DL4, DL5, DL14, DL15, DL16, DL17, NE18, NE20, NE44, NE45, NE46, TS21, TS28, TS29
Leek Thorncliffe: DE4, DE6, DE45, S32, S33, SK13, SK17, SK22, SK23, ST8, ST9, ST10, ST11, ST13
Friday, January 10:
Charterhall: NE71, TD5, TD12, TD15
Lake Vyrnwy: LL20, LL21, LL23, SY10, SY15, SY16, SY17, SY19, SY21, SY22
Here are more details about who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments. Further information is also available on the Government website here.
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