People on the lowest incomes in parts of the UK will receive a cash boost after cold weather payments were triggered by freezing conditions.
The Government payments of £25 will be sent to eligible households as temperatures are set to fall below 0C for seven consecutive days.
The bank top-up of £25 will be in eligible people’s bank account within 14 days of the trigger, the Department for Work and Pensions said. It said cold weather payments have been triggered in areas across the North West, including in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in parts of the South West, such as near Exeter, and in Nottingham in the East Midlands, among others.The cold weather payments are only paid in England and Wales., people on benefits or low incomes may qualify for an annual £50 winter heating payment, though this is made irrespective of cold temperatures.
The Met Office has warned motorists that wintry showers will create hazardous, icy patches on some roads over the coming days during the cold snap.
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