Freezing conditions are pushing up heating costs for many households, with extra support available ️ Cold Weather Payments offer £25 support during prolonged periods of freezing weather Payments are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pedestrian walks through snowfall in Barnes, London. (Getty) (Brook Mitchell via Getty Images) More than one million homes are ...

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

The UK is experiencing continued cold temperatures, as well as its first named storm of 2026. The Met Office has issued several yellow and amber weather warnings on account of Storm Goretti, ...

Throughout the Cold Weather Payment season, the DWP operates a postcode checker allowing people to see if their postcode has experienced low enough temperatures to receive a payment.

Bitter winds and storms have led to four million receiving the £25 payment to cover the extra costs of heating homes during adverse weather. The payment is automatically made to eligible recipients ...