Some areas of the North East are now due two Cold Weather Payments for this winter due to plummeting temperatures.
Postcodes in Newcastle, Northumberland, Sunderland, Gateshead, County Durham, North Tyneside and South Tyneside are among those to have two weeks of Cold Weather Payments triggered for eligible people on low income benefits.
Each seven-day payment is worth £25. They are triggered for postcodes when the weather station they use records or forecasts an average temperaure of 0C or below for seven days. You can check which Weather Station records Cold Weather Payment temperatures in your area.
