To help support people during cold snaps like these, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) runs the cold weather payment ...

The freezing weather gripping the UK means some people could qualify for a cold weather payment from the government to help pay for heating bills.

The scheme has been triggered for the first time in 2026 after freezing temperatures hit many parts of the country ...

Households in 18 postcode districts in northern England are eligible for the first Cold Weather Payments of the winter and ...

A few postcodes across Dorset won prizes in the People's Postcode Lottery in December 2025, including in Bournemouth and Poole ...

The first Cold Weather Payments of the winter have been triggered in 18 areas of England. The Department of Work and Pensions ...

The cost of entry to live in England’s priciest postcode is an average £8 million (US$10.2 million). London’s W1K postcode, which encompasses a large swath of the city’s notoriously high-end Mayfair ...

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