Official Statistics

Cold Weather Payment estimates: 2020 to 2021

Estimated number of eligible recipients, and triggers for Cold Weather Payments made in Great Britain between 1 November 2020 and 5 March 2021.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 2 December 2020
• Last updated: 10 March 2021, see all updates

• Applies to: Wales, England, and Scotland

Documents

Data tables: estimated Cold Weather Payments in Great Britain, 1 November 2020 to 5 March 2021

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Weather stations and postcodes: Cold Weather Payment scheme 2020 to 2021

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Background and methodology: Cold Weather Payment estimates

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Find out about getting a Cold Weather Payment.

The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments scheme runs from 1 November 2020 to 31 March 2021. This is known as the Cold Weather Payment season.

The estimated number of eligible recipients and triggers in the data tables are to 5 March 2021.

Published 2 December 2020
Last updated 10 March 2021 + show all updates

1. 10 March 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 5 March 2021.

2. 3 March 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 26 February 2021.

3. 24 February 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 19 February 2021.

4. 17 February 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 12 February 2021.

5. 10 February 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 5 February 2021.

6. 3 February 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 29 January 2021.

7. 27 January 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 22 January 2021.

8. 20 January 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 15 January 2021.

9. 13 January 2021

   Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 8 January 2021.

10. 23 December 2020

    Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 18 December 2020.

11. 16 December 2020

    Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 11 December 2020.

12. 9 December 2020

    Published the latest Cold Weather Payment estimates with data to 4 December 2020.

13. 2 December 2020

    First published.