THOUSANDS of hard-up households in over 500 postcodes are due up to £50 in cold weather payments.

Those eligible will have the cash paid directly into their bank accounts within 14 days.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hands out the extra cash to households struggling to pay their energy bills.

Cold weather payments are made in locations where residents experience continuous below-zero weather.

Households can get £25 during each seven-day period of low temperatures from now until March 31.

And some households will get two payments worth £50 after cold weather payments were triggered twice in 286 postcodes this week.

READ MORE IN MONEY

Full list of energy bill support schemes worth up to £1,500 each this Xmas

Thousands of households to get £180 free cash paid directly into bank account

It comes as arctic conditions have continued to freeze the nation after temperatures plummeted last week and numerous yellow weather warnings for snow and ice were issued by the Met Office.

Eligible households in areas including Birmingham, London, Manchester and Swansea, will all benefit from the support this winter.

The payment is made automatically, including to those on Universal Credit, pension credit,

Customers will have the payment credited to their bank account within 14 days of their postcode becoming eligible.

Most read in Money

We've listed all the postcodes that are eligible for one cold weather payment worth £25 and two payments worth £50.

Postcodes eligible for one cold weather payment – worth £25

• Bath – BA1-3, BA11-15
• Birmingham – B1-21, B23-38, B40, B42-50, B60-80, B90-98
• Blackburn – BB1-3, BB5-7
• Blackpool – FY1-8
• Bournemouth – BH1-25, BH31
• Bradford – BD23-24
• Brighton – BN1-3, BN5-18, BN20-27, BN41-45
• Bristol – BS1-11, BS13-16, BS20-24, BS29-32, BS34-37, BS39-41, BS48-49
• Bromley – BR1-8
• Cambridge – CB1-11, CB21-25, CM1-9
• Canterbury – CT5, CT6
• Carlisle – CA13-15, CA18-28
• Chelmsford – CM0, CM11-24, CM77
• Chester – CH1-8, CH41-49, CH60-66
• Cleveland – TS1-14, TS17-20, TS22-27
• Colchester – CO1-16
• Coventry – CV1-13, CV21-23, CV31-36, CV3 CV47
• Crewe – CW1-3, CW5, CW12
• Croydon – CR0, CR2-9
• Darlington – DL1-3, DL6-13
• Dartford – DA1-18
• Derby – DE1-7, DE11-15, DE21-24, DE45, DE55-56, DE65, DE72-75
• Doncaster – DN1-22, DN31-41
• Dorchester – DT1-2, DT6-8, DT11
• Dudley – DY1-14
• Enfield – EN1-6, EN7-11
• Exeter – EX13-23, EX31-39
• Gloucester – GL1-13, GL14-20, GL50-56
• Guildford – GU1-6, GU7-35, GU46-47, GU51-52
• Harrogate – HG1-5
• Harrow – HA0-9
• Hemel Hempstead – HP1-4
• Hereford – HR1-9
• Huddersfield – HD1-2, HD4-6
• Hull – HU1-20
• Ilford – IG1-11
• Ipswich – IP1-28, IP29-33
• Kingston upon Thames – KT1-24
• Lancaster – LA1-7, LA11-20
• Leeds – LS1-20, LS22-28
• Leicester – LE1-19, LE65, LE67
• Lincoln – LN1-13
• Liverpool – L1-40
• Llandrindod Wells – LD1-2, LD4-8
• Llandudno – LL11-14, LL20-21, LL23-25, LL33-34, LL41-49, LL51-78
• London – E1-18, E20, E1W, EC1-4, N1-22, NW1-11, SE1-28, SW1-20, W1-14, WC1-2
• Luton – LU1-7
• Milton Keynes – MK1-19, MK40-46
• Newcastle upon Tyne – NE22, NE24, NE61-71
• Newport – NP7-8, NP15-16, NP25-26
• Northampton – NN1-18, NN29
• Norwich – NR1-35
• Nottingham – NG1-25, NG31-34
• Oxford – OX1-8, OX11-18, OX20, OX25-29
• Peterborough – PE1-17, PE19-38
• Plymouth – PL19-21
• Portsmouth – PO1-22, PO30-41
• Preston – PR1-6, PR8-9, PR25-26
• Reading – RG1-2, RG4-8, RG10, RG12, RG14, RG17-28, RG29-31, RG40-42, RG45
• Redhill – RH1-20
• Rochester – ME1-20
• Romford – RM1-20
• Salisbury – SP1-6, SP7, SP9-11
• Sheffield – S1-14, S17-18, S20-21, S25-26, S32-33, S35, S40-45, S60-66, S70-75, S80-81
• Shrewsbury – SY1-19, SY21-22
• Slough – SL0-6
• Southall – UB1-11
• Southampton – SO14-24, SO30-32, SO40-43, SO45, SO50-53
• Southend-on-Sea – SS0-17
• St Albans – AL1-10
• Stevenage – SG1-19
• Stockport – SK13, SK17, SK22-23
• Stoke-on-Trent – ST1-10, ST11-21
• Sunderland – SR8
• Swansea – SA14-20, SA31-48, SA61-73
• Swindon – SN1-16, SN25-26
• Taunton – TA21-22, TA24
• Telford – TF1-13
• Torquay – TQ10-11, TQ13
• Tunbridge Wells – TN1-20, TN21-22, TN27, TN31-40
• Twickenham – TW1-20
• Wakefield – WF1-17
• Walsall – WS1-15
• Watford – WD1-7, WD17-19, WD23-25
• Wolverhampton – WV1-16
• Worcester – WR1-15
• Yorkshire – YO1, YO7-8, YO10-12, YO13-17, YO18-19, YO21-25, YO26, YO30-32, YO41-43, YO51, YO60-62

Postcodes eligible for two cold weather payments – worth £50

• Bath – BA4-10, BA16, BA20-22
• Blackburn – BB4, BB8-12, BB18
• Bradford – BD1-22
• Bristol – BS25-28
• Carlisle – CA1-12, CA16-17
• Cleveland – TS21, TS28-29
• Crewe – CW4, CW6-11
• Darlington – DL4-5, DL14-17
• Dorchester – DT9-10
• Dumfries and Galloway – DG12, DG16
• Durham – DH1-9
• Exeter – EX1-12, EX24
• Halifax – HX1-7
• Hemel Hempstead – HP5-23, HP27
• Huddersfield – HD3, HD7-9
• Lancaster – LA8-10, LA21-23
• Leeds – LS21, LS29
• Liverpool – L0-9
• Llandudno – LL15-19, LL22, LL26-32, LL35-40
• Manchester – M1-9, M11-35, M38, M40-41, M43-46, M50, M90
• Newcastle upon Tyne – NE1-13, NE15-21, NE23, NE25-49
• Newport – NP4, NP11-13, NP22-24, NP44
• Oldham – OL1-16
• Oxford – OX9, OX10, OX33, OX39, OX44, OX49
• Reading – RG9
• Salisbury – SP8
• Sheffield – S36
• Shrewsbury – SY20, SY23-25
• Slough – SL7-9
• Stockport – SK1-12, SK14-16
• Sunderland – SR1-7
• Swansea – SA9
• Taunton – TA1-20, TA23
• Torquay – TQ1-6, TQ9, TQ12, TQ14
• Warrington – WA1-16
• Wigan – WN1-8

Who is eligible for cold weather payments?

Households are eligible for the extra cash if they are getting the following:

• 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 government's website.

Getting the cold weather payment doesn't affect any other benefits you get.

If you're eligible, you should get the payments automatically within 14 days, into the same account where you get your benefit payments.

But if you think you should get the payment and haven't, then contact your pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office, or call the Universal Credit helpline on 0800 328 5644.

You can find out more about eligibility on the government's website.

Getting the cold weather payment doesn't affect any other benefits you get.

If you're eligible, you should get the payments automatically within 14 days, into the same account where you get your benefit payments.

Read More on The Sun

Pregnant Molly Mae mum-shamed for heading out in the snow weeks before birth

I’m a time traveller – an event known as ‘The Release’ will happen in 4 days

But if you think you should get the payment and haven't, then contact your pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office, or call the Universal Credit helpline on 0800 328 5644.

If you’re getting Universal Credit, you can also sign in to your account and add a note to your journal.

Source: Read Full Article