Cold Weather Payment

Overview

If you’re getting certain benefits, you may be able to get a Cold Weather Payment.

Payments will be made when your local temperature is either recorded as, or forecast to be, an average of zero degrees Celsius or below over 7 consecutive days.

You’ll get a payment of £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.

Eligibility

You may be able to get Cold Weather Payments if you’re getting:

• Pension Credit
• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Pension Credit

If you’re getting Pension Credit , you’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments.

Income Support and income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

If you’re getting Income Support or income-basedJobseeker’s Allowance, you’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments if you also have any of following:

• a disability or pensioner premium
• a child who is disabled
• Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
• a child under 5 living with you

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

If you’re getting income-related ESA, you’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments if you also have any of the following:

• the support or work-related component of ESA
• 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
• a child under 5 living with you

 

 

 

What You Could Get

You’ll get £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.

After each period of very cold weather in your area, you should get a payment within 14 working days. It’s paid into the same bank or building society account as your benefit payments.

How to Claim

You don’t need to apply. If you’re eligible to get a Cold Weather Payment, you’ll be paid it automatically.