£25 DWP Cold Weather Payments triggered for 18 postcodes in England

A full list of the first postcodes eligible for this year’s £25 cold weather payments direct to bank accounts have been revealed. The Cold Weather Payment scheme from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will run until March 31, 2025.

People who are eligible will then get a payment if the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days, with the money awarded to people on low incomes who receive certain benefits.

The payments are worth £25 per seven day period - but you can receive multiple Cold Weather Payments if you get several periods of freezing weather over winter. Here's a full list of the first 18 postcodes eligible for a single cold weather payment worth £25:

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• Carlisle: CA9-12, CA16-17
• Dumfries and Galloway: DG14
• Galashiels: TD9
• Lancaster: LA8-10, LA21-23
• Newcastle upon Tyne: NE19, NE47-NE49

You could be entitled to a Cold Weather Payment if you're getting Pension Credit or Income Support (if you have any of the following: disability or pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you).

You could be entitled to a Cold Weather Payment if you're gettingIncome-based Jobseeker's Allowance (if you have any of the following: disability or pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you), Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (if you have any of the following: severe or enhanced disability premium, a pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you) or Universal Credit (if you're not employed or "gainfully" self-employed, your partner is not employed or "gainfully" self-employed - you or your must also have a health condition or disability and have limited capability for work, or have a child under five living with you).

You could be entitled to a Cold Weather Payment if you're getting Support for Mortgage Interest (if you have any of the following: severe or enhanced disability premium, a pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you).