People are set to receive the money after freezing temperatures triggered cold weather payments in 187 postcodes
Thousands are due to receive a £25 cash boost as cold weather payments have been triggered in various postcodes across the UK. The DWP has announced that an estimated 674,000 households in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to benefit from this payment following the recent freezing temperatures across the country.
If you reside in one of the affected areas – ranging from Bradford to Norwich – you could see the money deposited into your bank account within the next few days. The cold weather payment scheme is currently active and will run until 31 March.
This benefit provides £25 for every seven-day period where the temperature falls to zero degrees or below. Cold Weather Payments (CWP) go to people in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland who receive certain benefits like Pension Credit, Universal Credit, Income Support, or Income-related ESA, and have specific circumstances, such as a child under five, a disability, or a pensioner/disability premium. You don’t need to apply; payments are triggered when your area’s temperature hits 0°C for seven consecutive days and are paid automatically as £25 for each qualifying week.
Bitterly cold weather is expected to grip the UK over the weekend with some places already seeing as much as 10cm of snow.
A number of yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are in place, with the latest warnings reaching into Monday, while amber snow warnings for northern Scotland are in place until midday on Saturday. Travel disruption is expected as wintry weather moves south-eastwards over parts of England and Wales.
The Met Office said the amber areas in Scotland could see power cuts and vehicles becoming stranded. At Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands there was in excess of 8cm of lying snow on Friday morning, while Aboyne in Aberdeenshire had around 9cm of lying snow.
Forecasters have warned there could be snow accumulations of up to 20cm on low ground and up to 40cm on higher ground. Yellow warnings are now in place for parts of the UK, including much of Northern Ireland, until midday on Monday.
Daytime temperatures are expected to stay below freezing in places on Friday, with the AA estimating the number of car journeys is likely to reach 20.7 million across the UK after a quieter day on the roads on New Year’s Day when 18 million trips were predicted.
Met Office chief meteorologist Rebekah Hicks said: “Arctic air and brisk northerly winds are gripping the UK as we start the new year.
“Snow and ice warnings remain in force for many areas, with the risk of heavy snow showers, especially across northern Scotland and over higher ground elsewhere, though many inland areas will stay largely sunny and clear.
“Bitterly cold conditions will persist through the weekend and into next week, with daytime temperatures struggling to rise above freezing for some, and overnight lows dipping to minus double figures in places.
“We urge people to stay #WeatherAware, keep up to date with the forecasts and plan ahead as icy roads and slippery surfaces are likely.”
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued warnings across England which are in place until 10am on January 9. The amber cold health alert means that the weather is expected to have severe impacts across health and social care services.
The alert has been issued for the East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, South East, South West, East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, and London.
Officials expect a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, with impacts also possible on younger age groups.
Meanwhile, the British Heart Foundation said cold weather can present specific risks for people with heart conditions because the heart has to work harder which can exacerbate existing health conditions.
Here’s a comprehensive list of the 187 postcodes eligible for a single cold weather payment worth £25, which were activated today and on 1 January.
Here’s a full list of the 187 postcodes eligible for a single cold weather payment worth £25, which were triggered today and January 1.
- AL5: Harpenden
- AL6: Welwyn
- AL7 – AL8: Welwyn Garden City
- AL9 – AL10: Hatfield
- BB4: Rossendale (Haslingden)
- BB8: Colne
- BB9: Nelson
- BB10 – BB11: Burnley
- BB12: Padiham
- BB18: Barnoldswick
- BD1 – BD9: Bradford City center and inner suburbs
- BD10: Idle, Eccleshill
- BD11: Birkenshaw
- BD12: Low Moor
- BD13: Queensbury, Thornton
- BD14: Clayton
- BD15: Allerton
- BD16: Bingley
- BD17: Baildon
- BD18: Shipley
- BD19: Cleckheaton
- BD20: Keighley (Silsden, Steeton)
- BD21 – BD22: Keighley
- BD23: Skipton, Grassington
- BD24: Settle, Giggleswick
- BN5: Henfield
- BN6: Hassocks
- BN44: Steyning
- CB1 – CB5: Cambridge City, Teversham, Cherry Hinton
- CB6 – CB7: Ely, Soham, Littleport
- CB8: Newmarket
- CB9: Haverhill
- CB10 – CB11: Saffron Walden
- CB21 – CB25: Sawston, Histon, Cottenham, Cambourne
- CF37 – CF38: Pontypridd
- CF39 – CF43: Porth, Tonypandy, Treorchy, Ferndale
- CF44 – CF45: Aberdare, Mountain Ash
- CF46 – CF48: Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil
- CF81 – CF83: Bargoed, Hengoed, Caerphilly
- CM1 – CM3: Chelmsford, Writtle, South Woodham Ferrers
- CM4 – CM5: Ingatestone, Ongar
- CM6: Dunmow
- CM7, CM77: Braintree
- CM8 – CM9: Witham, Maldon
- CM11 – CM12: Billericay, Wickford
- CM13 – CM15: Brentwood, Shenfield
- CM17 – CM20: Harlow
- CM21 – CM24: Sawbridgeworth, Bishop’s Stortford, Stansted
- CO1 – CO4: Colchester Town
- CO5: Tiptree, West Mersea
- CO6 – CO7: Coggeshall, Brightlingsea, Wivenhoe
- CO8, CO10: Bures, Sudbury
- CO9: Halstead
- CO11 – CO12: Manningtree, Harwich
- CO13 – CO16: Frinton-on-Sea, Walton, Clacton-on-Sea
- DE4, DE6, DE45: Matlock, Ashbourne, Bakewell
- DH1, DH6, DH7: Durham City
- DH8 – DH9: Consett, Stanley
- DL4 – DL5: Shildon, Newton Aycliffe
- DL8: Bedale, Leyburn
- DL11 – DL12: Richmond, Barnard Castle
- DL13 – DL15: Bishop Auckland, Crook
- DL16 – DL17: Spennymoor, Ferryhill
- EN6: Potters Bar
- GU5 – GU6: Bramley, Cranleigh
- HD3, HD7 – HD9: Huddersfield, Holmfirth
- HP1 – HP3: Hemel Hempstead
- HP4 – HP5: Berkhamsted, Chesham
- HP6 – HP9: Amersham, Chalfont St Giles, Beaconsfield
- HP10 – HP15: High Wycombe
- HP17 – HP22: Aylesbury
- HP23, HP27: Tring, Princes Risborough
- HX1 – HX7: Halifax, Elland, Hebden Bridge
- IP1 – IP10: Ipswich Town and suburbs
- IP11 – IP12: Felixstowe, Woodbridge
- IP13 – IP14: Framlingham, Stowmarket
- IP15 – IP19: Aldeburgh, Leiston, Saxmundham, Southwold, Halesworth
- IP20 – IP23: Harleston, Eye, Diss
- IP24 – IP27: Thetford, Watton, Brandon
- IP28 – IP33: Bury St Edmunds
- LD3: Brecon
- LS21, LS29: Otley, Ilkley
- LU1 – LU4: Luton
- LU5 – LU6: Dunstable
- LU7: Leighton Buzzard
- ME6: Snodland
- ME14 – ME17: Maidstone
- ME18 – ME20: Mereworth, West Malling, Aylesford
- MK1 – MK15: Milton Keynes City and suburbs
- MK16 – MK19: Newport Pagnell, Olney, Buckingham
- MK40 – MK45: Bedford, Ampthill, Flitwick
- MK46: Olney
- NE18, NE20: Stamfordham, Ponteland
- NE44 – NE46: Riding Mill, Corbridge, Hexham
- NN1 – NN7: Northampton City and surrounding villages
- NN8 – NN10: Wellingborough, Rushden
- NN11 – NN13: Daventry, Towcester, Brackley
- NN29: Wollaston
- NP4, NP44: Pontypool, Cwmbran
- NP11 – NP13: Risca, Blackwood, Abertillery
- NP22 – NP24: Tredegar, Ebbw Vale, New Tredegar
- NR1 – NR8: Norwich City and suburbs
- NR9 – NR11: Wymondham (North), Reepham, Aylsham
- NR12 – NR15: Wroxham, Brundall, Loddon, Long Stratton
- NR16 – NR18: East Harling, Attleborough, Wymondham
- NR19 – NR20: Dereham
- NR21 – NR25: Fakenham, Wells, Holt
- NR26 – NR28: Sheringham, Cromer, North Walsham
- NR29 – NR31: Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston
- NR32 – NR35: Lowestoft, Beccles, Bungay
- OL13 – OL14: Bacup, Todmorden
- OX9 – OX10: Thame, Wallingford
- OX33, OX39: Wheatley, Chinnor
- OX44, OX49: Chalgrove, Watlington
- PE12 – PE14: Spalding, Wisbech
- PE19: St Neots
- PE30 – PE38: King’s Lynn, Hunstanton, Swaffham, Downham Market
- RG9: Henley-on-Thames
- RH1 – RH3: Redhill, Reigate, Betchworth
- RH4 – RH5: Dorking
- RH6: Horley (Gatwick)
- RH7 – RH9: Lingfield, Oxted, Godstone
- RH10 – RH11: Crawley
- RH12 – RH14: Horsham, Billingshurst
- RH15 – RH17: Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath
- RH18 – RH20: Forest Row, East Grinstead, Pulborough
- RM4: Havering-atte-Bower
- S32 – S36: Hope Valley, Penistone
- SG1 – SG4: Stevenage, Hitchin
- SG5 – SG9: Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Royston, Buntingford
- SG10 – SG14: Much Hadham, Ware, Hertford
- SG15 – SG19: Arlesey, Biggleswade, Sandy
- SK13, SK17: Glossop, Buxton
- SK22 – SK23: High Peak
- SL7 – SL9: Marlow, Bourne End, Gerrards Cross
- ST8 – ST13: Biddulph, Leek, Cheadle
- TN1 – TN7: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Wadhurst, Crowborough, Hartfield
- TN8 – TN11: Edenbridge, Tonbridge
- TN12 – TN15: Paddock Wood, Sevenoaks
- TN16 – TN20: Westerham, Cranbrook, Hawkhurst, Etchingham, Mayfield
- TN22, TN27: Uckfield, Headcorn
- TS21, TS28, TS29: Stillington, Wingate, Trimdon
- WD3 – WD7: Rickmansworth, Kings Langley, Radlett, Borehamwood
- WD17 – WD19: Watford Central
- WD23 – WD25: Bushey, Watford (North)
Meanwhile the following 18 postcodes were triggered on December 30:
- CA9: Alston, Garrigill, Nenthead
- CA10: Penrith (Rural), Shap, Tebay
- CA11: Penrith, Ullswater, Glenridding
- CA12: Keswick, Seatoller, Braithwaite
- CA16: Appleby-in-Westmorland
- CA17: Kirkby Stephen, Brough
- LA8: Kendal (Rural), Staveley, Levens
- LA9: Kendal (Town Centre)
- LA10: Sedbergh, Dent
- LA21: Coniston, Torver
- LA22: Ambleside, Langdale, Grasmere
- LA23: Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere, Troutbeck
- NE19: Otterburn, Redesdale, Elsdon
- NE47: Allendale, Hexhamshire, Haydon Bridge
- NE48: Bellingham, Kielder, Wark
- NE49: Haltwhistle, Greenhead
- DG14: Canonbie (Dumfries and Galloway)
- TD9: Hawick, Newcastleton (Scottish Borders)