{"id":85231,"date":"2023-11-30T11:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=85231"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:24:49","slug":"exact-code-to-spot-if-youre-getting-cold-weather-payment-worth-up-to-25-direct-to-bank-account-now-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/lifestyle\/exact-code-to-spot-if-youre-getting-cold-weather-payment-worth-up-to-25-direct-to-bank-account-now-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Exact code to spot if you're getting cold weather payment worth up to \u00a325 direct to bank account now | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

THOUSANDS of households are due up to \u00a325 in free cash after cold weather payments were triggered in hundreds of postcodes.<\/p>\n

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hands out the free cash to help support hard-up Brits during cold spells.<\/p>\n

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And eligible households get the cash paid directly into their\u00a0bank accounts\u00a0within 14 days.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0cold weather payments\u00a0are made in locations where residents experience continuous below-zero weather.<\/p>\n

Households can get \u00a325 during each seven-day period of\u00a0low temperatures\u00a0from now until March 31.<\/p>\n

Cold weather payments have been triggered in over 285 postcodes so far in November – meaning that thousands of households are owed cash.<\/p>\n

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The payment is made automatically, including to those on\u00a0Universal Credit.<\/p>\n

Payments will appear in bank statements as your\u00a0National Insurance\u00a0number followed by "DWP CWP" for people in\u00a0England\u00a0and\u00a0Wales.<\/p>\n

If you live in\u00a0Northern Ireland\u00a0it will appear as "SSA CWP".<\/p>\n

Your National Insurance number is made up of two letters, then six numbers, then a letter.<\/p>\n

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List of 280 postcodes getting \u00a325 cold weather payments direct to bank accounts<\/h3>\n

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So an example of what a payment might look like if you live in England or Wales would be QQ123456C DWP CWP.<\/p>\n

We've listed all the postcodes that have qualified for a single \u00a325 cold weather payment so far below.<\/p>\n

Postcodes eligible for one cold weather payment – worth \u00a325<\/h2>\n