Cold weather payments

rondetto
rondetto Member Posts: 2,546
edited 5. Jan 2010, 15:47 in Community Chit-chat archive
This must be the longest cold spell we've had in years. Has anyone heard whether the government are going to give us an extra payment to help with our heating bills?

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,227
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    rondetto wrote:
    This must be the longest cold spell we've had in years. Has anyone heard whether the government are going to give us an extra payment to help with our heating bills?
    They generally do - don't they when temps are really low for a while...
    Toni x
  • ninakang
    ninakang Member Posts: 1,367
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    My Dad had a letter through yesterday and the money's in his account already?

    Nx
  • rondetto
    rondetto Member Posts: 2,546
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    But, would that be the usual £10 everyone gets at Christmas time?
    Do you know how much extra he had?
  • ninakang
    ninakang Member Posts: 1,367
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Sorry, I wasn't very clear - he got his £10 at xmas time and then a few days ago, he got either £20 or £25 (can't remember which) as well. It was in the new year, I remember that and it was separate to the xmas thing.

    Nx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi,
    We have just been told we will get £25 wow :roll: but better than nothing.
    Love
    Barbara
  • rondetto
    rondetto Member Posts: 2,546
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    That link was dated January 6th 2009, Rehab. It must've been related to last winter.
  • suzster
    suzster Member Posts: 1,328
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    who gets the cold weather payments?
    is it people on income support and child tax credit?
    sorry, hello everyone lol!
    sue
  • livinglegend
    livinglegend Member Posts: 1,425
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    rondetto wrote:
    This must be the longest cold spell we've had in years. Has anyone heard whether the government are going to give us an extra payment to help with our heating bills?
    If you get any Pension Credit, you will get an extra payment each complete week that the weather is very cold. This Cold Weather Payment is £25 a week and is made for any period of seven days when the temperature is freezing or below, or it is forecast to be that cold. This payment will be sent automatically - you do not have to claim it.
    More on other cold weather/winter payments at: http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb/AdviceSupport/FinancialAdvice/HelpClaimingBenefits/WinterPayments/

    Joseph 8)
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  • jaspercat
    jaspercat Member Posts: 1,238
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi, I get Income Support as well as DLA, my cold weather payment of £25 went into the bank the other day, I think that I will be getting more if these freezing temps carry on love Jaspercatxx
  • joyful164
    joyful164 Member Posts: 2,401
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    ninakang wrote:
    My Dad had a letter through yesterday and the money's in his account already?

    Nx

    mine went in last week
    Joy

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