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Susie Beever

Extra code can get you £50 more cold weather cash depending where you live - see list

Brits in thousands of postcodes are eligible for cold weather payments of up to £50.

Anybody living in an area where temperatures are currently continuously dipping below zero is able to claim the cash from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The money is being given to hard-up, chilly residents in order to help with the soaring cost of energy bills.

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

Swathes of Britain are currently seeing an extreme cold dip this week, which is due to last into the weekend.

Temperature lows of -9.8C were recorded in a part of North Yorkshire on Tuesday, while the Met Office has warned of more chilly weather on the way.

(PA)

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been extended in areas across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Affected areas include the West Midlands, Derbyshire, Southwest England and Northwest England.

Household affected by the freezing temperatures can claim up to £25 each week up until March 31.

The payments were triggered at 800 postcodes across Britain in December as the country experienced a major deep freeze which lasted nearly two weeks.

The payments are made automatically and appear in your bank account as your National Insurance number, followed by DWP CWP for England and Wales residents.

For those in Northern Ireland, the payment will show up as SSA CWP.

Below are the postcodes for each postcode area where households are eligible for both one £25 payment, and two payments equivalent to £50.

Cold weather payments of up to £50 are available (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Postcodes eligible for £25

  • 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 - CB1-11, CB21-25, CM1-9
  • Canterbury - CT5, CT6
  • Carlisle - CA13-15, CA18-28
  • Chelmsford - CM0, CM11-24, CM77
  • Chester - CH1-8, CH41-49, CH60-66
  • Cleveland - TS1-14, TS17-20, TS22-27
  • Colchester - CO1-16
  • Coventry - CV1-13, CV21-23, CV31-35, CV47
  • Crewe - CW1-3, CW5, CW12
  • Croydon - CR0, CR2-9
  • Darlington - DL1-3, DL6-7, DL9-10
  • 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
  • Gloucester - GL1-13, GL14-20, GL50-53
  • Guildford - GU1-6, GU7-35, GU46-47, GU51-52
  • 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 - IP1-28, 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
  • 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, NE61-71
  • 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 - PE1-17, PE20-38
  • Plymouth - PL19-21
  • Portsmouth - PO1-22, PO30-41
  • Preston - PR1-6, PR8-9, PR25-26
  • Reading - RG1-2, RG4-8, RG10, RG12, RG14, RG17-28, RG29-31, RG40-42, RG45
  • Redhill - RH1-20
  • Rochester - ME1-20
  • Romford - RM1-20
  • Salisbury - SP1-6, SP7, SP9-11
  • Sheffield - S1-14, S17-18, 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 - SL0-6
  • Southall - UB1-11
  • Southampton - SO14-24, 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, Dewsbury & Batley - WF1-17
  • Walsall - WS1-15
  • Watford - WD1-7, WD17-19, WD23-25
  • Wolverhampton - WV1-16
  • Worcester - WR1-11, WR13-15
  • York & North Yorkshire - YO1, YO7-8, YO10-12, YO13-17, YO18-19, YO21-25, YO26, YO30-32, YO41-43, YO51, YO60-62

Postcodes eligible for £50

  • Bath - BA4-10, BA16, BA20-22
  • Blackburn - BB4, BB8-12, BB18
  • Bradford - BD1-24
  • Bristol - BS25-28
  • Carlisle - CA1-12, CA16-17
  • Cleveland - TS21, TS28-29
  • Coventry - CV36
  • Crewe - CW4, CW6-11
  • Darlington - DL4-5, DL8, DL11-17
  • Dorchester - DT9-10
  • Dumfries and Galloway - DG12, DG16
  • Durham - DH1-9
  • Exeter - EX1-12, EX24
  • Gloucester - GL54-56
  • Halifax - HX1-7
  • Hemel Hempstead - HP5-23, HP27
  • Huddersfield - HD3, HD7-9
  • Lancaster - LA8-10, LA21-23
  • Leeds - LS21, LS29
  • 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 - MK1-19, MK40-46
  • Newcastle upon Tyne - NE1-13, NE15-21, NE23, NE25-49
  • Newport - NP4, NP11-13, NP22-24, NP44
  • Northampton - NN1-10, NN11-13, NN29
  • Oldham - OL1-16
  • Oxford - OX7, OX9, OX10, OX15-17, OX33, OX39, OX44, OX49
  • Peterborough - PE19
  • Reading - RG9
  • Salisbury - SP8
  • Sheffield - S36
  • Shrewsbury - SY7, SY9, SY18, SY20, SY23-25
  • Slough - SL7-9
  • Stevenage - SG5-7, SG15-19
  • Stockport - SK1-12, SK14-16
  • Sunderland - SR1-7
  • Swansea - SA9, SA19-20
  • Taunton - TA1-20, TA23
  • Torquay - TQ1-6, TQ9, TQ12, TQ14
  • Warrington - WA1-16
  • Wigan - WN1-8
  • Worcester - WR12

Who is eligible?

Households are eligible for the payments 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

The following criteria will also be considered:

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

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

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