The first Cold Weather Payments of the winter have been triggered by a cold snap in parts of the UK.
Those eligible will receive £25 to cover their heating bills, which is paid automatically into their bank accounts.
But not every area of the country will see people eligible for the pay-out.
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Cold Weather Payments are triggered when the average daily temperature for the last seven days falls below zero, or the average temperature for that day and the next six days is forecast to be 0ºC or below.
Anyone receiving Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit or Support for Mortgage Interest may be eligible to receive the payment.
You can check whether you're eligible on the government's website.
Ahead of the payments being jump started in the recent cold weather, Baroness Stedman Scott said: "Keeping warm throughout the winter is hugely important to staying healthy, which is why we pay to help heat homes when there’s a sustained cold snap.
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"As well as Cold Weather Payments, we also run the Warm Home Discount Scheme and Winter Fuel Payments, so we have a number of schemes in place to help."
Other support this winter for heating bills includes the Warm Homes Discount worth £140 for people on Pension Credit and the £100 to £300 Winter Fuel Payment for those born on or before October 5, 1954.
How to get a Cold Weather Payment
To receive an automatic Cold Weather Payment, the person claiming a means tested benefit such as Universal Credit needs to live in a post code area - associated with a specific weather station - where the temperature is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days.
If that happens, the claimant will receive £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.
You can check your local post code by clicking here.
