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Updated: 18 Feb 2021, 11:41
COLD weather payments give low-income households a £25 boost if they’ve experienced freezing temperatures - we explain how it works.
The UK has been hit by heavy snow and record-breaking cold temperatures this winter.
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Families playing in the Christmas Day snow on hills in NorthumberlandCredit: PA press association
Earlier this month, Storm Darcy - dubbed the Beast from the East II - caused chaos across Britain, bringing howling blizzards from Russia to the UK.
With the cold weather sticking around for a little while longer, households on certain benefits will want to keep an eye on their thermostats in case they become eligible for a cold weather payment.
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Cold weather payment is a state benefit awarded when local temperatures drop, or are forecasted to drop, to zero degrees celsius over seven consecutive days. Many cold weather payments have been triggered in recent weeks as snow befell the UK and the DWP released official statistics on how many people were estimated to receive these payments from November to February.