The UK government is providing financial assistance to eligible residents in the form of a cold-weather payment to help them cope with rising energy bills during periods of extreme cold.
Brits in some parts of the UK are being offered extra help to cover their rising energy bills as temperatures plummet. The government payment, known as the cold-weather payment, is designed to assist those most vulnerable to the effects of cold weather. The payment is £25 and is available to those living in England and Wales between November 1 and March 31.
To be eligible, residents must receive certain benefits, including Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit, and Support for Mortgage Interest. Payments are made within 14 days of each seven-day period of very cold weather, when the average temperature in a local area needs to be zero degrees Celsius or under for at least seven consecutive days. \The payment is currently being offered in dozens of postcode areas across Cumbria, Northumberland, and areas in England close to the Scottish border. Postcodes across Eskdalemuir in Scotland are also eligible. This comes as temperatures are expected to drop as low as -10C in some areas over the weekend, with large parts of the UK set to be hit by heavy snow and freezing rain
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