Cold weather payments can be a godsend for those in need. Paid out when the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees celsius or below over seven consecutive days.
Those entitled to the payment will be awarded £25 for each seven-day period of very cold weather between 1 November 2022 and 31 March 2023. The Cold Weather payment is different from the winter fuel payment, which should have been paid by now.
The Cold Weather payment is available to people on certain benefits. It is used to help low-income homes cover the cost of heating their homes in particularly cold weather.
