Cold Weather Payment
E58661
Cold Weather Payment is a UK welfare benefit that provides extra financial support to eligible people on certain benefits during periods of very cold weather.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cold Weather Payment canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK social security benefit
ⓘ
means-tested benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions ⓘ |
| affectsOtherBenefits | does not usually affect other benefits ⓘ |
| appliesTo | residents with a qualifying postcode linked to a designated weather station ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| benefitSystem | UK welfare system ⓘ |
| benefitType | extra-costs benefit ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
claimant must be receiving certain income-related benefits
ⓘ
cold weather must be recorded or forecast at or below a specific temperature threshold ⓘ cold weather must persist for a specified number of consecutive days ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK central government
|
| hasEligibilityCategory |
claimants with children
ⓘ
claimants with disability or severe disability premiums ⓘ income-related benefits claimants ⓘ pension-age claimants ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Government
|
| isDifferentFrom |
Warm Home Discount
ⓘ
Winter Fuel Payment ⓘ |
| isTaxable | false ⓘ |
| legalFramework | UK social security legislation ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Met Office weather stations ⓘ |
| paidFor | each 7-day period of very cold weather that meets the scheme criteria ⓘ |
| paymentFrequency | per qualifying cold weather period ⓘ |
| paymentMethod | paid automatically into the claimant’s bank or building society account ⓘ |
| purpose |
help with additional heating costs in cold weather
ⓘ
provide extra financial support during periods of very cold weather ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Income Support
ⓘ
Pension Credit ⓘ Support for Mortgage Interest ⓘ Universal Credit ⓘ Jobseeker’s Allowance ⓘ
surface form:
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance ⓘ
surface form:
income-related Employment and Support Allowance
|
| requiresApplication | false ⓘ |
| seasonalAvailability | winter months ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
disabled people on qualifying benefits
ⓘ
families with young children on qualifying benefits ⓘ pensioners on qualifying benefits ⓘ people on low incomes ⓘ |
| triggerCondition |
average temperature at a local weather station is recorded or forecast to be at or below 0°C
ⓘ
temperature condition must last for 7 consecutive days ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pension Credit