People on six kinds of benefits may qualify for the extra DWP cash

DWP benefit recipients have been advised to monitor their bank accounts as a £25 one-off payment could be on its way. Experts are concerned people may overlook the additional money appearing in their account, as part of the Cold Weather Payment scheme .

The £25 payments are distributed to people claiming 6 benefits, provided they satisfy certain other eligibility criteria, when temperatures are consistently below freezing. The financial support is sent to people living in geographical areas where temperatures drop below zero degrees celsius, or are predicted to fall below freezing, for seven consecutive days.

Nevertheless, since the payments are issued automatically for those who qualify, there are worries people m

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