Cold Weather Payments Triggered Across The HFM Region

Cold weather payments will be made to certain households across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

People on benefits including pension credit, income support and universal credit will get £25 paid directly into their bank accounts.

The government payments are triggered when the temperature falls to zero degrees or below for seven consecutive days, which is has across the region.

A spokesperson for the Department for Work and Pensions said: “These additional payments provide support every year to help people experiencing the coldest weather.

“Cold weather payments can be triggered right through to the end of March, giving people facing disproportionately cold weather that extra reassurance over the chillier months.”