Cold weather payments – who is eligible for the £25 boost and how do I apply? | The Sun

THOUSANDS of hard-up households can get £25 towards their energy bills when temperatures dip below zero.

Depending on where you live, eligible households get the cash paid directly into their bank accounts within 14 days.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hands out the extra cash to certain households struggling to pay their energy bills.

The cold weather payments are made in locations where residents experience continuous below-zero weather.

And the scheme is designed to help people on low incomes with their energy bills when the temperature gets very low.

Households can get £25 during each seven-day period of low temperatures from now until March 31.

How to get extra cash when the weather gets cold

Exact code to spot in bank account for £25 cold weather cash payout

Payments are made automatically – you don't need to apply.

Some areas which already experienced extended periods of freezing temperatures are due multiple payouts, adding up to as much as £75.

For each seven-day period of low temperatures, the payment is worth £25 and if you get certain benefits you should get the cash automatically.

The Cold Weather Payment scheme runs from November 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

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Here's the full list of postcodes that have qualified for one £25 payment over the 2022-23 winter period so far.

Bath – BA1-3, BA11-15
Birmingham – B1-21, B23-38, B40, B42-50, B60-80, B90-98
Blackburn – BB1-3, BB5-7
Blackpool – FY1-8
Bournemouth – BH1-25, BH31
Brighton – BN1-3, BN5-18, BN20-27, BN41-45
Bristol – BS1-11, BS13-16, BS20-24, BS29-32, BS34-37, BS39-41, BS48-49
Bromley – BR1-8
Cambridge – CB1-5, CB8-11, CB21-25, CM1-9
Canterbury – CT5, CT6
Cardiff – CF37-48, CF81-83
Carlisle – CA13-15, CA18-28
Chelmsford – CM0, CM11-24, CM77
Chester – CH1-8, CH41-49, CH60-66
Cleveland – TS1-8, TS10-14, TS17-20, TS22-27
Colchester – CO1-16
Coventry – CV1-13, CV21-23, CV31-35, CV47
Crewe – CW1-3, CW5, CW12
Croydon – CR0, CR2-9
Dartford – DA1-18
Derby – DE1-7, DE11-15, DE21-24, DE45, DE55-56, DE65, DE72-75
Doncaster – DN1-22, DN31-41
Dorchester – DT1-2, DT6-8, DT11
Dudley – DY1-14
Enfield – EN1-6, EN7-11
Exeter – EX13-23, EX31-39
Galashiels – TD1-6, TD8, TD10-15
Gloucester – GL1-13, GL14-20, GL50-53
Guildford – GU5-6
Harrogate – HG1-5
Harrow – HA0-9
Hemel Hempstead – HP1-4
Hereford – HR1-9
Huddersfield – HD1-2, HD4-6
Hull – HU1-20
Ilford – IG1-11
Ipswich – IP1-23, IP29-33
Kingston upon Thames – KT1-24
Lancaster – LA1-7, LA11-20
Leeds – LS1-20, LS22-28
Leicester – LE1-19, LE65, LE67
Lincoln – LN1-13
Liverpool – L1-40
Llandrindod Wells – LD3
Llandudno – LL11-14, LL20-21, LL23-25, LL33-34, LL41-49, LL51-78
London – E1-18, E20, E1W, EC1-4, N1-22, NW1-11, SE1-28, SW1-20, W1-14, WC1-2
Luton – LU1-7
Newcastle upon Tyne – NE22, NE24, NE61-70
Newport – NP7-8, NP15-16, NP25-26
Northampton – NN18
Norwich – NR1-35
Nottingham – NG1-25, NG31-34
Oxford – OX1-6, OX8, OX11-14, OX18, OX20, OX25-29
Peterborough – PE1-11, PE15-17, PE20-29
Plymouth – PL19-21
Portsmouth – PO1-22, PO30-41
Preston – PR1-6, PR8-9, PR25-26
Reading – RG17, RG28
Redhill – RH1-20
Rochester – ME1-20
Romford – RM1-20
Salisbury – SP1-6, SP7, SP9-11
Sheffield – S1-14, S16-18, S20-21, S25-26, S32-33, S35, S40-45, S60-66, S70-75, S80-81
Shrewsbury – SY1-6, SY8, SY10-17, SY19, SY21-22
Slough – SL0, SL3-6
Southall – UB1-11
Southampton – SO14-23, SO30-32, SO40-43, SO45, SO50-53
Southend-on-Sea – SS0-17
St Albans – AL1-10
Stevenage – SG1-4, SG8-14
Stockport – SK13, SK17, SK22-23
Stoke-on-Trent – ST1-10, ST11-21
Sunderland – SR8
Swansea – SA14-18, SA31-48, SA61-73
Swindon – SN1-16, SN25-26
Taunton – TA21-22, TA24
Telford – TF1-13
Torquay – TQ10-11, TQ13
Tunbridge Wells – TN1-20, TN21-22, TN27, TN31-40
Twickenham – TW1-20
Wakefield – WF1-17
Walsall – WS1-15
Watford – WD1-7, WD17-19, WD23-25
Wolverhampton – WV1-16
Worcester – WR1-11, WR13-15
Yorkshire – YO1, YO8, YO10-12, YO14-17, YO19, YO23-25, YO26, YO30-32, YO41-43, YO51, YO60-61

The following postcodes qualified for two £25 cold weather payments worth £50:

Bath – BA4-10, BA16, BA20-22
Bristol – BS25-28
Cambridge – CB6-7
Carlisle – CA1-8, CA16-17
Cleveland – TS9
Coventry – CV36
Crewe – CW4, CW6-11
Darlington – DL1-3, DL6-7, DL9-10
Dorchester – DT9-10
Dumfries and Galloway – DG12, DG16
Exeter – EX1-12, EX24
Gloucester – GL54-56
Ipswich – IP24-28
Liverpool – L0-9
Llandrindod Wells – LD1-2, LD4-8
Llandudno – LL15-19, LL22, LL26-32, LL35-40
Manchester – M1-9, M11-35, M38, M40-41, M43-46, M50, M90
Milton Keynes – MK18
Northampton – NN1-7, NN11-13
Oldham – OL1-12, OL15-16
Peterborough – PE12-14, PE30-38
Salisbury – SP8
Shrewsbury – SY7, SY9, SY18, SY20, SY23-25
Stockport – SK1-12, SK14-16
Swansea – SA19-20
Taunton – TA1-20, TA23
Torquay – TQ1-6, TQ9, TQ12, TQ14
Warrington – WA1-16
Wigan – WN1-8
Worcester – WR12
Yorkshire – YO7, YO13, YO18, YO21-22, YO62

The following postcodes qualified for three £25 cold weather payments worth £75:

Blackburn – BB4, BB8-12, BB18
Bradford – BD1-22
Bradford – BD23-24
Carlisle – CA9-12, CA16-17
Cleveland – TS21, TS28-29
Darlington – DL4-5, DL8, DL11-17
Durham – DH1-8, DH9
Guildford – GU1-4, GU7-35, GU46-47, GU51-52
Halifax – HX1-7
Hemel Hempstead – HP5-23, HP27
Huddersfield – HD3, HD7-9
Lancaster – LA8-10, LA21-23
Leeds – LS21, LS29
Milton Keynes – MK1-17, MK19, MK40-46
Newcastle upon Tyne – NE1-13, NE15-19, NE20-21, NE23, NE25-49, NE71
Newport – NP4, NP11-13, NP22-24, NP44
Northampton – NN8-10, NN29
Oldham – OL13-14
Oxford – OX9, OX10, OX33, OX39, OX44, OX49
Peterborough – PE19
Reading – RG1-2, RG4-8, RG10, RG12, RG14, RG18-27, RG29-31, RG40-42, RG45
Reading – RG9
Sheffield – S36
Slough – SL1-2, SL4-9
Southampton – SO24
Stevenage – SG5-7, SG15-19
Sunderland – SR1-7
Swansea – SA9

You can check if your area has had a cold weather payment by popping your postcode into the government tool on its website.

Who is eligible for cold weather payments?

Households are eligible for the extra cash if they are getting the following:

Pension Credit
Universal Credit
Income Support
income-based jobseeker’s allowance
income-related employment and support allowance
Support for mortgage interest

Depending on your specific circumstances, you may also need to meet one or more of the following additional criteria:

Have a disability or be in receipt of pension premium
Have a child who is disabled
Be in receipt of child tax credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
Have a severe or enhanced disability premium
Be in receipt of a limited capability for work amount
Have a child under five living with you

You can find out more about eligibility on the government's website.

Getting the cold weather payment doesn't affect any other benefits you get.

If you're eligible, you should get the payments automatically within 14 days, into the same account where you get your benefit payments.

But if you think you should get the payment and haven't, then contact your pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office, or call the Universal Credit helpline on 0800 328 5644.