The Met Office has issued further weather warnings today ...

The UK has experienced a cold start to 2026, with snow and ice affecting parts of the country. The cold temperatures have triggered cold weather payments for Calderdale, with eight postcode areas now ...

DWP pays out £35m in Cold Weather Payments – how to check your area - Over £35 million has been spent on the scheme this year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UK is experiencing continued cold temperatures, as well as its first named storm of 2026. The Met Office has issued several ...

Throughout the Cold Weather Payment season, the DWP operates a postcode checker allowing people to see if their postcode has experienced low enough temperatures to receive a payment.

The seasonal benefit will be coming to a close in a matter of weeks ...

January and February have been wet and cold months ...

So far, more than 1,009,000 Pension Age Winter Heating Payments have been issued ...