Dozens of Leeds postcodes are eligible for cold weather pay outs worth up to £50.
Cold Weather Payments come when the average temperature in your area is zero degrees or below for seven consecutive days. You get £25 for each seven-day period.
After a very cold couple of weeks that is set to end in Leeds on Monday, many households are eligible for the payments. Eligible households are those receiving certain benefits or support.
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The Department for Work and Pensions runs the scheme between November 1 and March 31. The payment should be sent to your bank account within 14 days of your postcode qualifying if you are eligible.
Qualifying postcodes for £25 payment
- LS1
- LS2
- LS3
- LS4
- LS5
- LS6
- LS7
- LS8
- LS9
- LS10
- LS11
- LS12
- LS13
- LS14
- LS15
- LS16
- LS17
- LS18
- LS19
- LS20
- LS22
- LS23
- LS24
- LS25
- LS26
- LS27
- LS28
Qualifying postcodes for £50 cold weather payments
- LS21
- LS29
Eligibility
If you receive one of the following benefits, you could be eligible for cold weather payments:
- Pension Credit
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Universal Credit
- Support for Mortgage Interest
However, there are conditions beyond just receiving the benefit. Things that are more likely to make you eligible include having a child under five living with you, a disabled child, Child Tax Credit with a disability element, disability premium or a pensioner premium.
If you think you should have received one and it does not arrive, you should either sign into your Universal Credit journal and add a note, notify the Pension Service, or notify Jobcentre Plus.
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