I have been alerted that Cold Weather Payments have been triggered in some post codes in the constituency.
| Constituency | Wokingham |
| Trigger period | 7/12/2022 to 13/12/2022 |
| Postcode districts affected in your constituency* | RG1, RG2, RG30, RG40, RG41, RG45, RG5, RG6, RG7 |
| Met Office weather station(s) triggered | Odiham |
Cold Weather Payments are made to recipients of selected benefits. To trigger the payments, the average temperature at a specified weather station must be recorded as, or forecast to be, 0°C or below for seven consecutive days. The DWP provides further information for claimants here:
https://www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment/eligibility
The alert was triggered on 7/12/2022 for the period 7/12/2022 to 13/12/2022.
£25 will be paid to eligible residents within Wokingham constituency living in the postcode district(s) listed above.
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