Households urged to check bank accounts for special DWP payments arriving in March
Households have been urged to check their bank accounts for special payments arriving in March.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has a special scheme that hands out payments during periods of cold weather.
Although spring is on the horizon, we're still in the winter season with more chilly weather forecasted.
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According to weather maps from WX Charts, freezing temperatures are set to continue gripping the country this week.
It comes after the mercury plummeted today on Thursday (March 12), with the Met Office issuing a six-hour ice warning.
Parts of the Midlands, Wales and areas of Scotland were forecasted to experience temperatures of -1C today.
The temperature is set to remain at freezing temperatures throughout the next week, according to wxcharts.com.
The mercury is set to dip to -1C on each day until Wednesday (March 19) next week.
The coldest day is set to be on Sunday (March 16), with WX Charts forecasting widespread temperatures of 0C, -1C and -2C and even pockets of -3C in the south west of England.
During periods of prolonged cold weather, the DWP issues special £25 payments to help households pay energy bills.
The scheme is known as Cold Weather Payments, which runs from November 1 to March 31.
The money is issued for every period of cold weather covering seven consecutive days, when the average temperature has been recorded as, or forecasted to be, 0C or below. Find out more here.
With cold weather predicted over the next week, households could see £25 payments arriving into their accounts.
Eligible households are those in receipt of benefits.
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