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Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and is triggered when the average temperature where you live is recorded as, or forecast to be, 0C or below over seven consecutive days

The cash payments and support available for household heating bills over the winter, who can apply and how

The average home currently pays energy bills of £1,834 a year, but energy firms do give support for certain customers, such as the elderly, vulnerable and those in fuel poverty.

Some of them are awarded every year, while some of them are newer or one-off payments.

The Winter Fuel Payment is usually between £100 and £300, but this year those who are eligible get an extra £300 on top - this extra payment is the pensioner's cost of living payment

The cash payments and support available for household heating bills over the winter, who can apply and how

Are you eligible for DWP Winter Fuel Payments, when will you be paid, and how much could you be owed in heating allowance?

Are you eligible for DWP Winter Fuel Payments, when will you be paid, and how much could you be owed in heating allowance?

Are you eligible for DWP Winter Fuel Payments, when will you be paid, and how much could you be owed in heating allowance?

Two payments, worth up to £300 each, will come as a lifeline to many hard-up households that are currently struggling with average energy bills of £1,834 a year.