The UK experienced a cold start to 2026, with snow and ice affecting parts of the country. The cold temperatures triggered cold weather payments for Bedfordshire. Here’s all you need to know about ...

Cold weather payments worth £25 have been paid to nearly 1.5 million households across England and Wales so far this winter, ...

Cold Weather Payments are designed to support vulnerable households during spells of severe weather throughout the winter ...

DWP pays out £35m in Cold Weather Payments – how to check your area - Over £35 million has been spent on the scheme this year ...

Anyone wishing to check whether their address for Cold Weather Payments can also use the UK Government's postcode tool ...

Cold Weather Payments are dished out to eligible households experiencing temperatures at zero degrees or below for seven days. The seasonal benefit will be closing in a few weeks on March 31, with ...

Around 1.5 million eligible households have received the £25 payments towards their heating bills during spells of sub-zero ...

A total of 18 ST postcodes covering Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have been triggered - full list ...

Meanwhile, Morpeth weather station near Chester-le-Street recorded similar conditions for seven days in a row, with the DWP ...

It’s worth checking your eligibility so you don’t miss out on money you’re entitled to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cold weather payments were issued to more than one million households in January (Rosemary Roberts) Millions of people in England ...