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All postcodes eligible for £25 payments as temperatures plummet - full list
direct to your inboxAs parts of the UK brace themselves for Storm Cristoph, heavy rain, snow and plummeting temperatures are expected.But what you may not know is that thousands of households in Britain are owed £25 payment when temperatures hit freezing.They amount to £25 per household and are triggered when the MET office records temperatures of 0C in a specific area.The qualifying postcodes so far this winter are listed below - if you're eligible, the money will be paid into the account registered with your state benefit. Cold Weather Payments are distributed in addition to pensioners' annual £200 Winter Fuel Allowance, reports the Mirror.