Cold weather payments: The 15 Northamptonshire postcode areas eligible for £25 payment
A video explains how you can stay safe during the cold snap, as cold weather payments are triggered for 15 Northamptonshire postcode areas.
The UK has experienced a cold start to 2026, with snow and ice affecting parts of the country.
The cold temperatures have triggered cold weather payments for Northamptonshire, with 15 postcode areas now eligible. Here’s all you need to know about cold weather payments, including the postcodes currently eligible for it.
What are cold weather payments?
The cold weather payment is a £25 benefit top-up to help with fuel costs when temperatures are low.
Who is eligible for a cold weather payment?
People are eligible for the cold weather payment if they receive any of the below:
- Pension Credit
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Universal Credit
- Support for Mortgage Interest
How cold does it need to be to receive a cold weather payment?
You must also live in an area which has experienced seven days of zero or below zero temperatures (or forecast to be below freezing for seven days in a row).
When will I receive the cold weather payment?
Those eligible for a cold weather payment will get the payment automatically. It should arrive within 14 working days of the cold period, in the same bank account you receive benefit payments.
Northamptonshire postcodes currently eligible for a cold weather payment
So far, the postcode areas that will receive a cold weather payment in Northamptonshire are:
- MK19 Cosgrove, Northamptonshire
- NN10 Rushden, Northamptonshire
- NN29 Wollaston, Northamptonshire
- NN8 Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
- NN9 Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire
- NN1 Northampton, Northamptonshire
- NN11 Badby, Northamptonshire
- NN12 Towcester, Northamptonshire
- NN13 Brackley, Northamptonshire
- NN2 Northampton, Northamptonshire
- NN3 Northampton, Northamptonshire
- NN4 Northampton, Northamptonshire
- NN5 Duston, Northamptonshire
- NN6 Spratton, Northamptonshire
- NN7 Northampton, Northamptonshire
You can check your eligibility for cold weather payments through GOV.UK’s cold weather payments postcode checker here.