DWP Cold Weather Payment full list of areas as 47 more postcodes added

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A further 47 postcodes have been added to the list of areas covered by the DWP's Cold Weather Payments. The DWP pays £25 to eligible households in England and Wales every time the temperatures falls below 0C for a period of seven consecutive days.

The extra cash is aimed at helping the most vulnerable people heat their homes during periods of extreme cold weather. On Thursday, the DWP confirmed that households in 51 areas would be getting payments, and today, the department has confirmed payments for a further 47 areas - reports the MEN.

Nearly 150,000 households across the 47 new areas - which include parts of Wales, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, County Durham and Northumberland - are expected to get a payment. The payments were triggered on January 9 and 10.

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The previous payments announced on Thursday cover postcode areas around West Yorkshire, including Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield, and extend into parts of East Lancashire, including Burnley, as well as areas of North Yorkshire and County Durham.

The first Cold Weather Payments of the year were announced on January 3, and covered 18 postcodes areas in Cumbria and Northumberland.

Cold Weather Payments are made to people in England and Wales who receive certain benefits, such as Pension Credit, Income Support and Universal Credit. There are an estimated 3.9 million people eligible for Cold Weather Payments under the DWP scheme.

Payments are triggered when the temperature is recorded as or forecast to be 0C or below for a period of seven consecutive days. The scheme runs every winter between November and March.

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Last winter, there were 364,000 payments made across England and Wales at a total cost of £9.1 million.

Full list of postcodes due DWP Cold Weather Payment for January 9th to 16th

DH1

DH6

DH7

DH8

DH9

DL4

DL5

DL14

DL15

DL16

DL17

NE18

NE20

NE44

NE45

NE46

TS21

TS28

TS29

DE4

DE6

DE45

S32

S33

SK13

SK17

SK22

SK23

ST8

ST9

ST10

ST11

ST13

Full list of postcodes due DWP Cold Weather Payment for January 10th to 17th

NE71

TD5

TD12

TD15

LL20

LL21

LL23

SY10

SY15

SY16

SY17

SY19

SY21

SY22

Full list of postcodes getting DWP Cold Weather Payment for January 4th to 11th

BD23

BD24

DL8

DL11

DL12

DL13

BB4

BB8

BB9

BB10

BB11

BB12

BB18

BD1

BD2

BD3

BD4

BD5

BD6

BD7

BD8

BD9

BD10

BD11

BD12

BD13

BD14

BD15

BD16

BD17

BD18

BD19

BD20

BD21

BD22

HD3

HD7

HD8

HD9

HX1

HX2

HX3

HX4

HX5

HX6

HX7

LS21

LS29

OL13

OL14

S36

Full list of postcodes getting DWP Cold Weather Payment for January 2nd to 9th

DG14

TD9

CA9

NE19

NE47

NE48

NE49

CA10

CA11

CA12

CA16

CA17

LA8

LA9

LA10

LA21

LA22

LA23