Eligible pensioners will receive payments automatically.
Eligible pensioners will receive Cold Weather Payments automatically (Image: Getty)
State pensioners across the UK are being urged to check for £25 landing in their bank statements any time between November 1 and next March.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) officially resumed issuing Cold Weather Payments from November 1, 2025, and these are paid automatically to anyone who is eligible after seven days of freezing conditions. The Cold Weather Payments, which are worth £25 per week, are triggered when the average temperature has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0C or below for seven consecutive days at the weather station linked to an eligible household’s postcode.
The payments are then paid automatically to those who are eligible to help cover heating costs over the winter period.
The DWP will start issuing the payments from this month and the money will appear on your bank statement within 14 days of each seven-day period of cold weather between November 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
The payment will be issued to the same bank or building society account that benefits, such as Pension Credit, are usually paid into.
The DWP has confirmed that households will be eligible for Cold Weather Payments if you receive any of the following:
- Pension Credit
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Universal Credit
- Support for Mortgage Interest
You do not need to apply to get Cold Weather Payments as you will be paid if you’re eligible.
The DWP said: “If you’re eligible to get Cold Weather Payments, you’ll get £25 for each 7-day period of very cold weather between 1 November 2025 and 31 March 2026.
“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.
“If you do not get your Cold Weather Payments, tell the Pension Service or Jobcentre Plus if you think you should have got a Cold Weather Payment but you have not.”
