Watch the Met Office weekend forecast, as cold weather payments are triggered for Yorkshire postcode areas. The UK has experienced a cold start to 2026, with snow and ice affecting parts of the ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

A total of 18 ST postcodes covering Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have been triggered - full list ...

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

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