Wales woke up to a blanket of snow on Wednesday morning, with the Met Office putting yellow weather warnings in place for ice and snow for Thursday and Friday. Over 130 schools in Wales closed as temperatures plummeted.
The Met Office reports temperatures of 0°C in Wrexham and Newtown Powys, and 1°C in Cardiff, Carmarthen, Monmouth, and St David's as snow continues to fall across the country. The snowy weather has caused traffic problems, as the Rhigos Mountain Pass was closed on Wednesday and Thornhill Road, near Caerphilly Mountain, was impassable.
While many are reluctant to turn on their heating due to increased energy bills, the cold weather will have forced many people to reach for the constant button on their boilers. However, as well as a number of financial support schemes available to help you pay your bills this winter, extra help is available through the cold weather payment. We've put together a short guide on what the payment, how to know if you're eligible, and what needs to happen for the payment to become available.
