Warm Home Discount
Warm Home Discount is a one-off payment to help with the cost of energy during the winter.
Cold Weather Payment is extra money for people receiving certain benefits, such as Pension Credit, when there's very cold weather.
Cold Weather Payment is £25 a week for each 7-day period of cold weather. This only applies between 1 November and 31 March each year.
The average temperature in your area needs to have been 0˚C or less for 7 days in a row.
You also need to be receiving certain benefits, such as:
Do you know what benefits you are entitled to? Our Benefits Calculator can help you, quickly and easily, to find out what you could be claiming.
If you’re eligible for a Cold Weather Payment, you’ll be paid automatically after each 7-day period of cold weather. You should receive your payment within 14 working days.
If you think you should've received a Cold Weather Payment but didn't, you should contact your pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office.
If you receive Universal Credit, contact the Universal Credit helpline on 0800 328 9344.
We offer support through our free advice line on 0800 678 1602. Lines are open 8am-7pm, 365 days a year. We also have specialist advisers at over 120 local Age UKs.
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