It is estimated that 3.9 million people are eligible for Cold Weather Payments under the DWP scheme, with 1.2 million of ...

Almost a million households across England and Wales will receive Cold Weather Payments from the Department for Work and ...

The payments have been triggered in over 500 postcode areas after temperatures dipped below freezing for seven consecutive ...

Many parts of England and Wales are impacted - including the West Midlands, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, ...

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The DWP has today (Wednesday) announced nearly a million households in England and Wales will receive Cold Weather Payments to cover the extra cost of heating during the cold snap last week.

A driver was horrified after his dashcam caught a garage worker urinating on the front of his Mercedes while it was in the ...

Huge payout to take place after cold spell which saw temperatures plunge to -16C - cash will help poorest with heating bills ...

Families on a low income could be due some extra cash help after the latest bout of cold weather – and there's a simple way to check!

Today will see more in the way of cloud, although occasional brighter spells will develop at times, especially in the east. A dry day with light winds. Tonight Tonight will continue to see plenty ...

A 66 year-old man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in Shropshire has been released on bail. A lorry and four cars crashed on the westbound carriageway of ...