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

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

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 meant to help vulnerable households experiencing periods of extreme weather during the winter period. The scheme will be closing in a matter of weeks but the government has ...

Anyone wishing to check whether their address for Cold Weather Payments can also use the UK Government's postcode tool ...

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

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

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

The seasonal benefit will be coming to a close in a matter of weeks ...

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

A total of 18 ST postcodes covering Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire were triggered. While most people will receive the payments automatically, some may have to claim depending on where they live and ...