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 ...

Cold Weather Payments are dished out to eligible households experiencing temperatures at zero degrees or below for seven days. The seasonal benefit will be closing in a few weeks on March 31, with ...

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

The Cold Weather Payment scheme will be closing in a matter of weeks but over £35 million has already been paid out this winter to help vulnerable households ...

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

Meanwhile, Morpeth weather station near Chester-le-Street recorded similar conditions for seven days in a row, with the DWP ...

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 ...