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12/12/2022
First Cold Weather Payments Issued Following Temperature Drop
The Department for Communities has begun to issue the first round this winter's Cold Weather Payments following a significant drop in temperatures across NI.
Cold Weather Payments will be paid to people who qualify for the payment in postcode areas covered by the Met Office's Katesbridge weather station.
The postcode areas affected are BT24, BT25, BT26 and BT30, BT31, BT32, BT33 and BT34. Only those qualifying customers living in these postcode areas will receive the £25 payment. The payments will be made automatically and there is no need to make a claim. Customers can expect to receive their payment by Wednesday 14 December 2022.
The Cold Weather Payment is available when the average temperature is recorded or is forecast to be zero degrees centigrade or below, for a period of seven consecutive days.
Cold Weather Payments will be paid to people who qualify for the payment in postcode areas covered by the Met Office's Katesbridge weather station.
The postcode areas affected are BT24, BT25, BT26 and BT30, BT31, BT32, BT33 and BT34. Only those qualifying customers living in these postcode areas will receive the £25 payment. The payments will be made automatically and there is no need to make a claim. Customers can expect to receive their payment by Wednesday 14 December 2022.
The Cold Weather Payment is available when the average temperature is recorded or is forecast to be zero degrees centigrade or below, for a period of seven consecutive days.
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