HOUSEHOLDS in St Helens will be getting a one-off cold weather payment.
Cold Weather Payments are a government scheme to help people with their heating bills when temperatures drop to zero.
It is a £25 grant paid out to eligible households whenever the average temperature in the area drops to freezing or below for seven consecutive days.
The new payments were triggered on Wednesday in a total of 246 postcode areas – including a number in St Helens.
The following eligible households in the borough of St Helens will get a £25 pay out:
- WA10
- WA11
- WA12
The DWP says those claiming the following benefits may be eligible for the Cold Weather Payment:
- Pension Credit
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Universal Credit
- Support for Mortgage Interest.
The money will appear in bank statements within 14 days of each seven-day period of very cold weather.
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