First Cold Weather Payment of the Winter

The cold weather has now triggered the first Cold Weather Payment for this Winter.
Those who qualify live in the areas covered by weather stations in Castlederg, Glenanne and Katesbridge with the following postcodes:
BT24-26
BT30-35
BT60-71
BT78-79
BT81-82
Cold Weather Payments are paid automatically by the Social Security Agency to those who qualify and they can expect to receive their payment on 1st December.
To listen to Lucy Cochrane talk on Evening Extra about the Cold Weather Payments please click on the icon below (17:00 mins):
