Overview
- Government figures indicate almost 1.5 million households have received payments since December.
- The £25 support is issued for each seven-day spell of freezing weather and usually arrives automatically within 14 days.
- Storm Goretti led to multiple triggers in some areas, including a £3.4 million outlay to 136,000 eligible households linked to Morpeth station.
- Eligibility ties to benefits such as Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based JSA, income-related ESA, Universal Credit, or Support for Mortgage Interest, with extra criteria in some cases.
- A DWP postcode checker shows triggered areas, and those missing payments should contact the Pension Service, Jobcentre Plus, or note it in their Universal Credit journal; Scotland runs a separate Winter Heating Payment and Northern Ireland a parallel scheme.