00:00 As temperatures continue to drop across the country, the government's cold weather payment
00:05 scheme will see people in over 309 areas across England and Wales receive a cash payment.
00:11 This scheme opened in November this year and will run until March 2024. It will see a payout
00:16 of £25 provided to people when temperatures drop below zero degrees for seven days. The
00:22 money will be paid automatically by the Department for Work and Pensions and to be eligible for
00:26 the payment, you will need to be claiming one of several benefits which include pension
00:31 credit, income support, Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit.
00:37 Cold weather payments are set to be paid to those in Yorkshire, Cumbria and the north-east
00:41 of England and whilst the full list of postcodes is yet to be released, MPs have advised that
00:46 you can check whether your postcode is due a payment on the government website.
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