Cold Weather Payments are trigged when the temperature drops across England and Wales.
They are worth £25 but you can receive multiple payments over winter if there are several periods of freezing weather.
Some households have already received two payments this year, totalling £75 - you can see a full list of all the eligible postcodes below.
Cold Weather Payments are awarded when the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0C or below over seven consecutive days.
These payments go to people on low incomes who receive certain benefits.
Most people should receive the cash automatically - although there are some situations where you won't, which we explain below.
Cold Weather Payments are not available in Scotland anymore - but you might be entitled to an annual £50 Winter Heating Payment instead.
Postcodes eligible for one Cold Weather Payment worth £25
This list is made up of weather stations and the postcodes that correspond to that weather station.
Aberporth: SA35-48, SA64-65
Almondsbury: BS1-11, BS13-16, BS20-24, BS29-32, BS34-37, BS39-41, BS48-49, GL11-13, NP16, NP26
Andrewsfield: CB1-5, CB10-11, CB21-25, CM1-9, CM11-24, CM77, CO9, RM4, SG8-11
Boscombe Down: BA12, RG28, SO20-23,SP1-5, SP7, SP9-11
Capel Curig: LL24-25, LL41
Chivenor: EX23, EX31-34, EX39
Coleshill: B1-21, B23-38, B40, B42-50, B60-80, B90-98, CV1-12, CV21-23, CV31-35, CV3 CV47, DY1-14, LE10, WS1-15, WV1-16
Crosby: CH41-49, CH60-66, FY1-8, L1-40, PR1-5, PR8-9, PR25-26
Dunkeswell Aerodrome: DT6-8, EX13-15, TA21
Hawarden Airport: CH1-8, LL11-14, SY14
Heathrow: BR1-4, CR0, CR2-9, E1-18, E20, E1W, EC1-4, EN1- 5, EN7-11, HA0-9, IG1-11, KT1-24, N1-22, NW1-11, SE1-28, SL0, SL3, SM1-7, SW1-20, TW1-20, UB1-11, W1-14, WC1-2, WD1-2
Herstmonceux West End: BN7-8, BN20-24, BN26-27, TN21, TN31-40
Keele: CW1-3, CW5, CW12, ST1-8, ST11-12, ST14-21
Lake Vrnwy: LL20-21, LL23, SY10, SY15-17, SY19, SY21-22
Leconfield: DN14, HU1-20, YO11-12, YO14-17, YO25
Leek: DE4, DE45, S32-33, SK13, SK17, SK22-23, ST9-10, ST13
Liscombe: EX16, EX35-36, TA22, TA24
Loftus: SR8, TS1-8, TS10-14, TS17-20
Mona: LL33-34, LL42-49, LL51-78
Morpeth, Cockle Park: NE22, NE24, NE61-70
North Wyke: EX17-22, EX37-38, PL19-21, TQ10-11, TQ13
Nottingham Watnall: CV13, DE1-3, DE5-7, DE11-15, DE21-24, DE55-56, DE65, DE72-75, LE1-9, LE11-14, LE16-19, LE65, LE67, NG1-22, NG25, NG31-34
Pembury Sands: SA1-8, SA14-18, SA31-34, SA61-63, SA66-73
Rhyl: LL15-19, LL22, LL26-32.
Shawbury: SY1-6, SY11-13, TF1-13
Sheffield: DN1–8, DN11-12,HD1-2, HD4-6, S1-14, S17-18, S20-21, S25-26, S35, S40-45, S60-66, S70-75, S80-81, WF1-17.
Shoeburyness: BR5-8, CM0, CT5-6, DA1-18, ME1-5, ME7-13, RM1-3, RM5-20, SS0-9, SS11-17
Stonyhurst: BB1-3, BB5-7, LA2, LA6-7, PR6
St Bees Head: CA13-15, CA18-28
Thorney Island: BN1-3, BN9-18, BN25, BN41-43, BN45, PO1-22, PO30-41, SO14-19, SO30-32, SO40-43, SO45, SO50-53
Waddington: DN9-10, DN13, DN15-22, DN31-41, LN1-13, NG23-24, PE10-11, PE20-25.
Walney Island: LA1, LA3-5, LA11-20
Postcodes eligible for two Cold Weather Payments worth £50
This list is made up of weather stations and the postcodes that correspond to that weather station.
Bainbridge: BD23-24, DL8, DL11-13
Bramham: HG1–5, LS1-20, LS22-28, YO1, YO8, YO10, YO19, YO23-24, YO26, YO30-32, YO41-43, YO51, YO60-61
Brize Norton: OX1-6, OX8, OX11-14, OX18, OX20, OX25-29, SN7
Carlisle: CA1-8, DG12, DG16
Charlwood: BN5-6, BN44, GU5-6, ME6, ME14-20, RH1-20, TN1-20, TN22, TN27
Charterhall: NE71
Exeter Airport: EX1-12, EX24, TQ1-6, TQ9, TQ12, TQ14
Fylingdales: YO13, YO18, YO21-22, YO62
Hereford-Credenhill: GL1-6, GL10, GL14-20, GL50-53, HR1-9, NP7-8, NP15, NP25, SY8, WR1-11, WR13-15
Hurn: BH1-25, BH31, DT1-2, DT11, SP6
Leeming: DL1-DL3, DL6, DL7, DL9, DL10, TS9, S16 YO7
Llysdinam: LD1-2, LD4-8, SA19-20, SY7, SY9, SY18
Marham: CB6-7, IP24-28, PE12-14, PE30-38
Odiham: GU1-4, GU7-35, GU46-47, GU51-52, RG1-2, RG4-8, RG10, RG12, RG14, RG18-27, RG29-31, RG40-42, RG45, SL1-2, SL4-6, SO24
Rochdale: BL0-9, M24, M26, OL1-12, OL15-16,SK15
Rostherne: CW4, CW6-11, M1-9, M11-23, M25, M27-35, M38, M40-41, M43-46, M50, M90, PR7, SK1-12, SK14, SK16, WA1-16, WN1-8
Rothamsted: AL1-10, EN6, HP1-4, LU1-7, SG1-4, SG12-14, WD3-7, WD17-19, WD23-25
Tibenham: NR1-35
Trawsgoed: LL35-40, SY20, SY23-25
Wattisham: CB8-9, CO1-8, CO10-16, IP1-23, IP29-33
Westonbirt: BA1-3, BA11, BA13-15, GL7-9, RG17, SN1-6, SN8-16, SN25-26
Wittering: LE15, NN14-18, PE1-9, PE15-17, PE26-29
Postcodes eligible for three Cold Weather Payments worth £75
This list is made up of weather stations and the postcodes that correspond to that weather station.
- Albemarle: DH1-7, DH9, DL4-5, DL14-17, NE1-13, NE15-18, NE20-21, NE23, NE25-46, SR1-7, TS21, TS28-29
- Benson: HP5-23, HP27, OX9, OX10, OX33, OX39, OX44, OX49, RG9, SL7-9
- Bingley: BB4, BB8-12, BB18, BD1-22, HD3, HD7-9, HX1-7, LS21, LS29, OL13-14, S36
- Eskdalemuir: DG14, TD9
- Libanus: CF37-48, CF81-83, LD3, NP4, NP11-13, NP22-24, NP44, SA9
- Little Rissington: CV36, GL54-56, OX7, OX15-17, WR12
- Redesdale: CA9, DH8, NE19, NE47-49
- Shap: CA10-12, CA16-17, LA8-10, LA21-23
- Stowe: NN1-7 NN11-13, MK18
- Woburn: MK1-17, MK19, MK40-46, NN8-10, NN29, PE19, SG5-7, SG15-19
Yeovilton: BA4-10, BA16, BA20-22, BS25-28, DT9-10, SP8, TA1-20, TA23
Cold Weather Payments explained
Cold Weather Payments started again on November 1 and will run until March 31, 2023.
The Government uses weather stations in England and Wales to determine when a Cold Weather Payment has been triggered.
You could get a Cold Weather Payment if the temperature drops and you're receiving:
Pension Credit
Income Support (if you have any of the following: a 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: a 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: a 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 are not employed or self-employed, and you have a health condition or disability and have limited capability for work, or you have a child under five living with you)
Support for Mortgage Interest (if you have any of the following: a 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 Jobcentre Plus to get a Cold Weather Payment if:
You've had a baby
A child under five has come to live with you
How to check if you're due a Cold Weather Payment
You can check if you are due a payment in your area by looking up your postcode.
If you've not received a Cold Weather Payment and you think you're eligible, you should contact the Pension Service or Jobcentre Plus.
