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3-61
they’re registered blind
3
Disability premiums
61
2,980
3,004
3-62
they’re a boarder or subtenant (but not a close relative)
3
Disability premiums
62
3,005
3,062
3-63
they make separate payments to the landlord
3
Disability premiums
63
3,063
3,106
3-64
You cannot get the severe disability premium if someone is getting Carer’s Allowance or the carers element of Universal Credit for looking after you.
3
Disability premiums
64
3,107
3,256
3-65
If you’re in a couple
3
Disability premiums
65
3,257
3,278
3-66
You’ll get the higher amount of severe disability premium if both you and your partner are eligible.
3
Disability premiums
66
3,279
3,379
3-67
You can get the lower amount if:
3
Disability premiums
67
3,380
3,412
3-68
someone gets Carers Allowance or the carers element of Universal Credit for looking after only one of you
3
Disability premiums
68
3,413
3,518
3-69
only one of you meets the eligibility criteria and the other is registered blind
3
Disability premiums
69
3,519
3,599
3-70
Enhanced disability premium
3
Disability premiums
70
3,600
3,627
3-71
To get this, you must be under pension credit age.
3
Disability premiums
71
3,628
3,678
3-72
You must get the disability premium or income-related ESA, and one of the following:
3
Disability premiums
72
3,679
3,763
3-73
PIP daily living component at the higher (‘enhanced’) rate
3
Disability premiums
73
3,764
3,822
3-74
AFIP
3
Disability premiums
74
3,823
3,827
3-75
DLA care component at the highest rate
3
Disability premiums
75
3,828
3,866
3-76
You’ll also get this if you’re in the support group for income-related ESA.
3
Disability premiums
76
3,867
3,942
3-77
How to claim
3
Disability premiums
77
3,943
3,955
3-78
You do not have to claim disability premium. If you’re eligible, it’s automatically added to your:
3
Disability premiums
78
3,956
4,054
3-79
Income Support
3
Disability premiums
79
4,055
4,069
3-80
Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
3
Disability premiums
80
4,070
4,097
3-81
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
3
Disability premiums
81
4,098
4,136
3-82
housing benefit
3
Disability premiums
82
4,137
4,152
3-83
Contact your local Jobcentre Plus if it has not been paid.
3
Disability premiums
83
4,153
4,211
3-84
If you disagree with a decision
3
Disability premiums
84
4,212
4,243
3-85
You can challenge a decision about your claim. This is called asking for mandatory reconsideration.
3
Disability premiums
85
4,244
4,343
4-0
Overview
4
Cold Weather Payment
0
0
8
4-1
You may get a Cold Weather Payment if you’re getting certain benefits or Support for Mortgage Interest.
4
Cold Weather Payment
1
9
112
4-2
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
4
Cold Weather Payment
2
113
161
4-3
You’ll get a payment if the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees celsius or below over 7 consecutive days.
4
Cold Weather Payment
3
162
312
4-4
You’ll get £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.
4
Cold Weather Payment
4
313
403
4-5
The 2020 to 2021 Cold Weather Payment scheme has now ended. You’ll be able to check if your area is due a payment when next year’s scheme starts on 1 November 2021.
4
Cold Weather Payment
5
404
568
4-6
Cold Weather Payments are different to Winter Fuel Payments.
4
Cold Weather Payment
6
569
629
4-7
What you'll get
4
Cold Weather Payment
7
630
645
4-8
You’ll get £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.
4
Cold Weather Payment
8
646
736
4-9
After each period of very cold weather in your area, you should get a payment within 14 working days. It’s paid into the same bank or building society account as your benefit payments.
4
Cold Weather Payment
9
737
921
4-10
Cold Weather Payments do not affect your other benefits.
4
Cold Weather Payment
10
922
978
4-11
Eligibility
4
Cold Weather Payment
11
979
990
4-12
You may get Cold Weather Payments if you’re getting:
4
Cold Weather Payment
12
991
1,043
4-13
Pension Credit
4
Cold Weather Payment
13
1,044
1,058
4-14
Income Support
4
Cold Weather Payment
14
1,059
1,073
4-15
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
4
Cold Weather Payment
15
1,074
1,108
4-16
income-related Employment and Support Allowance
4
Cold Weather Payment
16
1,109
1,156
4-17
Universal Credit
4
Cold Weather Payment
17
1,157
1,173
4-18
Support for Mortgage Interest
4
Cold Weather Payment
18
1,174
1,203
4-19
Pension Credit
4
Cold Weather Payment
19
1,204
1,218
4-20
You’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments if you get Pension Credit.
4
Cold Weather Payment
20
1,219
1,286
4-21
Income Support and income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
4
Cold Weather Payment
21
1,287
1,340
4-22
You’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments if you get Income Support or income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and have any of the following:
4
Cold Weather Payment
22
1,341
1,476
4-23
a disability or pensioner premium
4
Cold Weather Payment
23
1,477
1,510
4-24
a child who is disabled
4
Cold Weather Payment
24
1,511
1,534
4-25
Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
4
Cold Weather Payment
25
1,535
1,607
4-26
a child under 5 living with you
4
Cold Weather Payment
26
1,608
1,639
4-27
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
4
Cold Weather Payment
27
1,640
1,693
4-28
You’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments if you get income-related ESA and are in a work-related activity group or support group. If you’re not in either group, you might also get Cold Weather Payments if you have any of the following:
4
Cold Weather Payment
28
1,694
1,929
4-29
a severe or enhanced disability premium
4
Cold Weather Payment
29
1,930
1,969
4-30
a pensioner premium
4
Cold Weather Payment
30
1,970
1,989
4-31
a child who is disabled
4
Cold Weather Payment
31
1,990
2,013
4-32
Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
4
Cold Weather Payment
32
2,014
2,086
4-33
a child under 5 living with you
4
Cold Weather Payment
33
2,087
2,118
4-34
Universal Credit
4
Cold Weather Payment
34
2,119
2,135
4-35
You’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments if you get Universal Credit and you’re not employed or self-employed. One of the following must also apply:
4
Cold Weather Payment
35
2,136
2,284
4-36
you have a health condition or disability and have limited capability for work (with or without work-related activity)
4
Cold Weather Payment
36
2,285
2,403
4-37
you have a child under 5 living with you
4
Cold Weather Payment
37
2,404
2,444
4-38
You’ll also be eligible if you have a disabled child amount in your claim, whether you’re employed or not.
4
Cold Weather Payment
38
2,445
2,551
4-39
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI)
4
Cold Weather Payment
39
2,552
2,587
4-40
You’ll usually get Cold Weather Payments if you get Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) and have any of the following:
4
Cold Weather Payment
40
2,588
2,706
4-41
a severe or enhanced disability premium
4
Cold Weather Payment
41
2,707
2,746
4-42
a pensioner premium
4
Cold Weather Payment
42
2,747
2,766
4-43
a child who is disabled
4
Cold Weather Payment
43
2,767
2,790
4-44
Child Tax Credit that includes a disability or severe disability element
4
Cold Weather Payment
44
2,791
2,863
4-45
a child under 5 living with you
4
Cold Weather Payment
45
2,864
2,895
4-46
How to claim
4
Cold Weather Payment
46
2,896
2,908
4-47
You do not need to apply. If you’re eligible to get a Cold Weather Payment, you’ll be paid it automatically.
4
Cold Weather Payment
47
2,909
3,017
4-48
The 2020 to 2021 Cold Weather Payment scheme has now ended. You’ll be able to check if your area is due a payment when next year’s scheme starts on 1 November 2021.
4
Cold Weather Payment
48
3,018
3,182
4-49
If you have a baby or a child under 5 comes to live with you
4
Cold Weather Payment
49
3,183
3,243
4-50
Tell Jobcentre Plus if you get Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or income-related Employment and Support Allowance and:
4
Cold Weather Payment
50
3,244
3,381
4-51
you’ve had a baby
4
Cold Weather Payment
51
3,382
3,399
4-52
a child under 5 has come to live with you
4
Cold Weather Payment
52
3,400
3,441
4-53
You will not automatically get Cold Weather Payments if you do not.
4
Cold Weather Payment
53
3,442
3,509
4-54
If you do not receive your Cold Weather Payment
4
Cold Weather Payment
54
3,510
3,557
4-55
Tell the Pension Service or Jobcentre Plus if you think you should’ve received a Cold Weather Payment but you have not.
4
Cold Weather Payment
55
3,558
3,677
4-56
If you’re getting Universal Credit, sign in to your account and add a note to your journal.
4
Cold Weather Payment
56
3,678
3,769
4-57
If you do not have an online account, ring the Universal Credit helpline instead. The phone number is on letters about your Universal Credit claim.
4
Cold Weather Payment
57
3,770
3,917
4-58
Hospital stays
4
Cold Weather Payment
58
3,918
3,932
4-59
Tell the Pension Service or Jobcentre Plus if you go into hospital - this could affect your payment.
4
Cold Weather Payment
59
3,933
4,033
4-60
If you’re getting Universal Credit, sign in to your account and add a note to your journal.
4
Cold Weather Payment
60
4,034
4,125
4-61
If you do not have an online account, ring the Universal Credit helpline instead. The phone number is on letters about your Universal Credit.
4
Cold Weather Payment
61
4,126
4,267
5-0
Overview
5
Winter Fuel Payment
0
0
8
5-1
If you were born on or before 5 October 1954 you could get between £100 and £300 to help you pay your heating bills. This is known as a ‘Winter Fuel Payment’.
5
Winter Fuel Payment
1
9
167
5-2
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
5
Winter Fuel Payment
2
168
216
5-3
You will get your Winter Fuel Payment automatically (you do not need to claim) if you’re eligible and either:
5
Winter Fuel Payment
3
217
326
5-4
get the State Pension
5
Winter Fuel Payment
4
327
348
5-5
get another social security benefit (not Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Child Benefit or Universal Credit)
5
Winter Fuel Payment
5
349
464
5-6
If you do not get either of these, or if you live abroad, you may need to make a claim.
5
Winter Fuel Payment
6
465
552
5-7
If you’ve got a Winter Fuel Payment before, you do not need to claim again unless you’ve deferred your State Pension or moved abroad.
5
Winter Fuel Payment
7
553
686
5-8
The deadline for you to make a claim for winter 2020 to 2021 is 31 March 2021.
5
Winter Fuel Payment
8
687
765
5-9
When you’ll be paid
5
Winter Fuel Payment
9
766
785
5-10
Most payments are made automatically in November or December. You should get your money by 31 March 2021.
5
Winter Fuel Payment
10
786
891
5-11
If you do not get your payment, contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre.
5
Winter Fuel Payment
11
892
963
5-12
Any money you get will not affect your other benefits.
5
Winter Fuel Payment
12
964
1,018