# Exact temperature Cold Weather Payments triggered – £25 extra each week

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/exact-temperature-cold-weather-payments-triggered-25-extra-each-week/
- Published: 2026-11-14T07:51:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T10:38:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2266148/exact-temperature-cold-weather-payments
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Cold Weather Payments are £25 per qualifying week.
- Temperatures must stay below 0°C for seven days.
- Eligible recipients are paid automatically.

## Summary

Eligible households may receive £25 Cold Weather Payments when temperatures in their area are recorded or forecast to stay below 0°C for seven consecutive days. The support helps with energy costs during winter, and payments are made automatically to people receiving qualifying benefits.

The qualifying period runs from 1 November to 31 March, with payments available for each qualifying seven-day spell. Eligible benefits include Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit; people in care homes are generally excluded. Temperatures recently reached -6.6°C in south Wales, and a yellow cold health alert was issued for the north west and West Midlands. People in Scotland may instead qualify for a £62 Winter Heating Payment.

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