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Thousands of households are due free money through cold weather payments.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is giving out the cash to support struggling Brits. Eligible households could get the cash into bank accounts within 14 days.

Cold weather payments are made in locations where residents experience continuous below-zero weather. The amount due is up to £25.

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Households can get £25 during each seven-day period of low temperatures from now until March 31 next year. Cold weather payments have been triggered in over 285 postcodes.

The payment is made automatically, including to those who receive Universal Credit. Payments will appear in bank statements as your National Insurance number followed by "DWP CWP" for people in England and Wales.

If you live in Northern Ireland, it will appear as "SSA CWP". Your National Insurance number is made up of two letters, then six numbers and a final letter.

Here are all the postcodes which have qualified for a single £25 cold weather payment so far:

  • Blackburn – BB4, BB8-12, BB18
  • Bolton – BL0-9
  • Bradford – BD1-24
  • Carlisle – CA1-12, CA16-CA17
  • Cleveland – TS21, TS28-29
  • Crewe – CW4, CW6-11
  • Darlington – DL4-5, DL8, DL11-17
  • Dumfries and Galloway – DG16
  • Durham – DH1–9
  • Halifax – HX1-7
  • Huddersfield – HD3, HD7-9
  • Lancaster – LA8-LA10, LA21-LA23
  • Leeds – LS21, LS29
  • Manchester – M1-9, M11-35, M38, M4-46, M50, M90
  • Newcastle upon Tyne – NE1-13, NE15-21, NE23, NE25-49
  • Oldham – OL1-16
  • Preston – PR7
  • Sheffield – S36
  • Shrewsbury – SY1-6, SY11-13
  • Stockport – SK1-12, SK14-16
  • Sunderland – SR1-7
  • Telford – TF1-13
  • Warrington – WA1-16
  • Wigan – WN1-8
  • Yorkshire – YO13, YO18, YO21-22, YO62

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Brits eligible for cold weather payments include those on:

  • Pension Credit
  • Universal Credit
  • Income Support
  • Income-based jobseeker's allowance
  • Income-related employment and support allowance
  • Support for mortgage interest

Depending on your specific circumstances, you may also need to meet one or more of the following additional criteria:

  • Have a disability or be in receipt of pension premium
  • Have a child who is disabled
  • Be in receipt of child tax credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
  • Have a severe or enhanced disability premium
  • Be in receipt of a limited capability for work amount
  • Have a child under five living with you

You can find out more about eligibility on the GOV.UK website.

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