The Met Office has issued further weather warnings today ...

DWP pays out £35m in Cold Weather Payments – how to check your area - Over £35 million has been spent on the scheme this year ...

The UK has experienced a cold start to 2026, with snow and ice affecting parts of the country. The cold temperatures have triggered cold weather payments for Wigan. Here’s all you need to know about ...

Cold Weather Payments are designed to support vulnerable households during spells of severe weather throughout the winter ...

Payments are issued when temperatures are recorded or forecast to be zero degrees Celsius or lower for seven consecutive days ...

Around 1.5 million eligible households have received the £25 payments towards their heating bills during spells of sub-zero ...

Cold weather payments worth £25 have been paid to nearly 1.5 million households across England and Wales so far this winter, ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed 1.5 million households across England and Wales have benefited so far this ...

January and February have been wet and cold months ...

So far, more than 1,009,000 Pension Age Winter Heating Payments have been issued ...

It’s worth checking your eligibility so you don’t miss out on money you’re entitled to ...