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Exact code that will appear on your bank statement when you get a Cold Weather Payment

Thousands of Brits are eligible for a cold weather payment worth £25 each time to help during the winter months.

The Department of Work and Pensions is handing out the free cash which applies to hundreds of postcodes.

It aims to help households battling the cold and struggling to keep costs down amid soaring energy prices.

This can be paid directly into your bank account if household bill-payers claim within 14 days.

The payment applies to households in areas where temperatures are continuously below-zero.

During each seven-day-period of such weather, residents can get £25 from now until the end of March.

Households can apply for the payment from now until March 31 (AFP via Getty Images)

Many more Brits could become eligible for the scheme this week, with an extreme cold dip hitting parts of the country.

Payments are made automatically, including to those on Universal Credit.

The money appears in bank statements as the person's National Insurance number, followed by "DWP CWP" for those in England and Wales.

Those living in Northern Ireland will see the payment under "SSA CWP".

Areas that qualify for a single £25 and those eligible for two payments worth £50 have been listed according to postcode.

Cold Weather Payments explained

Cold Weather Payments started again on November 1 and will run until March 31, 2023.

The Government uses weather stations in England and Wales to determine when a Cold Weather Payment has been triggered.

You could get a Cold Weather Payment if the temperature drops and you're receiving:

  • Pension Credit

  • Income Support (if you have any of the following: a disability or pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you)

  • Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (if you have any of the following: a disability or pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you)

  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (if you have any of the following: a severe or enhanced disability premium, a pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you)

  • Universal Credit (if you are not employed or self-employed, and you have a health condition or disability and have limited capability for work, or you have a child under five living with you)

  • Support for Mortgage Interest (if you have any of the following: a severe or enhanced disability premium, a pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you)

If you claim Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, you will need to contact Jobcentre Plus to get a Cold Weather Payment if:

  • You've had a baby

  • A child under five has come to live with you

How to check if you're due a Cold Weather Payment

You can check if you are due a payment in your area by looking up your postcode.

If you've not received a Cold Weather Payment and you think you're eligible, you should contact the Pension Service or Jobcentre Plus.

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