The 43 Birmingham postcode areas eligible for £25 cold weather payment

43 Birmingham postcode areas are now eligible for a cold weather payment.

Here’s all you need to know about cold weather payments, including the postcodes currently entitled to it.

Cold weather payments: what are they?

The cold weather payment is a £25 benefit top-up to help with fuel costs. For an area to be eligible, the average temperature must be zero degrees Celsius or below for seven consecutive days (or be forecast to be below freezing for seven days in a row).

Cold weather payments: who is eligible?

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

You must also live in an area which has experienced seven days of zero or below zero temperatures.

Cold weather payments: when will I receive the payment?

Those eligible for a cold weather payment will get the payment automatically. It should arrive within 14 days of the cold period, in the same bank account you receive benefit payments.

Cold weather payments: Birmingham postcodes currently eligible

So far, the Birmingham postcode areas that will receive a cold weather payment are:

• B1 Birmingham
• B2 Birmingham
• B3 Birmingham
• B4 Birmingham
• B5 Birmingham
• B6 Birmingham
• B7 Birmingham
• B8 Birmingham
• B9 Birmingham
• B10 Birmingham
• B11 Birmingham
• B12 Birmingham
• B13 Birmingham
• B14 Birmingham
• B15 Birmingham
• B16 Birmingham
• B17 Birmingham
• B18 Birmingham
• B19 Birmingham
• B20 Birmingham
• B21 Birmingham
• B23 Birmingham
• B24 Birmingham
• B25 Birmingham
• B26 Birmingham
• B27 Birmingham
• B28 Birmingham
• B29 Birmingham
• B30 Birmingham
• B31 Birmingham
• B32 Birmingham
• B33 Birmingham
• B34 Birmingham
• B35 Birmingham
• B38 Tees Grove, Birmingham
• B42 Birmingham
• B44 Birmingham
• B45 Birmingham
• B72 Birmingham
• B73 Birmingham
• B74 Birmingham
• B75 Birmingham
• B76 Birmingham