DWP Cold Weather Payments worth £25 explained as snow hits UK

Thousands of households will get £25 payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) when the temperature drops this winter.

The scheme will run until March 31, 2025. You'll get a payment if the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days, with the money awarded to people on low incomes who receive certain .

The payments are worth £25 per seven day period - but you can receive multiple if you get several periods of freezing weather over winter. The first this week after snow fell in parts of the UK.

If you find you're due a Cold Weather Payment, the money will be paid into your bank account automatically within 14 working day - although there are some cases where you may need to apply. You could be entitled to a Cold Weather Payment if you're getting one of the following benefits.

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• Pension Credit

• Income Support (if you have any of the following: disability or pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you)

• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (if you have any of the following: disability or pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you)

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (if you have any of the following: severe or enhanced disability premium, a pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you)

• Universal Credit (if you're not employed or "gainfully" self-employed, your partner is not employed or "gainfully" self-employed - you or your must also have a health condition or disability and have limited capability for work, or have a child under five living with you)

• Support for Mortgage Interest (if you have any of the following: severe or enhanced disability premium, a pensioner premium, a child who is disabled, Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element or a child under five living with you)

If you claim Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, you will need to contact to get a Cold Weather Payment if:

• You've had a baby
• A child under five has come to live with you

You can check if you are due once the scheme reopens by looking up your postcode. If you've not received a Cold Weather Payment and you think you're eligible, contact the or . Cold Weather Payments are not available in anymore - but you might be entitled to an annual £50 instead.

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