Hundreds of eligible households across Greater Manchester will receive a Cold Weather Payment as freezing conditions trigger the government scheme. The £25 payment is made when temperatures are recorded, or forecast, to be 0C or below for seven consecutive days.
The payment is made automatically by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and there’s no need to apply. The scheme runs from November 1 to March 31.
Households may be considered eligible if they receive one of the following: pension credit, income support, income-based Jobseekers Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit, support for Mortgage Interest. You will generally automatically receive Cold Weather Payments if you are claiming Pension Credit.
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It comes as a yellow weather warning for ice was issued from the Met Office for Greater Manchester, which will be in place from 4pm today until 12pm on Saturday (December 10). The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a cold weather alert, lasting until December 12, which means peoples’ health is at risk due to the cold weather.
Postcodes in Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan have qualified for the Cold Weather Payment, with one £25 payment due for the period covering December 5 to December 11. To see if your postcode is covered, check the list below.
Greater Manchester postcodes covered by the Cold Weather Payment
Bury
- M25
- M26
- M45
Manchester
- M1
- M3
- M4
- M8
- M9
- M90
- M11
- M12
- M13
- M14
- M15
- M18
- M19
- M2
- M20
- M21
- M22
- M23
- M40
Oldham
- OL2
- OL3
- OL4
- OL8
- OL9
Rochdale
- M24
- OL1
- OL10
- OL11
- OL15
- OL16
Salford
- M27
- M28
- M30
- M38
- M44
- M5
- M50
- M6
- M7
Stockport
- SK1
- SK2
- SK3
- SK4
- SK5
- SK6
- SK7
- SK8
Tameside
- M34
- M43
- OL5
- OL6
- OL7
- SK14
- SK15
- SK16
Trafford
- M16
- M17
- M31
- M32
- M33
- M41
- WA14
- WA15
Wigan
- WN1
- WN2
- WN3
- WN4
- WN5
- WN6
- WN7
- M29
- M46
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