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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Gemma Toulson

Eligibility for DWP Cold Weather Payments, how to claim and will there be a second payment

Support through the Government's Cold Weather Payment scheme is now active, with eligible residents now able to claim support. Payments are made to vulnerable people, including pensioners, and those on certain benefits via the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in England and Wales.

You may get a Cold Weather Payment if you’re getting certain benefits or Support for Mortgage Interest. Recipients receive a payment if the average temperature is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days

We've had a look at the eligibility as payment have been triggered in the recent cold snap.

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