Consultation outcome

Changes to the Cold Weather Payments official statistics

Updated 7 September 2018

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Summary

This consultation runs to 16 June 2018.

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the Cold Weather Payments official statistics.

In summary, the proposals are to:

  • reduce the frequency of the publication from weekly to monthly
  • only publish the location and timing of cold weather triggers

This would mean no longer publishing estimates of payments and expenditure on a weekly basis.

The statistics will continue to be published as a spreadsheet in Open Document Format (ODF).

How to reply

Please provide comments on these proposals by 16 June 2018.

You can use the optional template (annex A) for your feedback.

To help us to identify users, level of usage and alternative options send your comments or completed template by email to either:

Please include an indication of the impact level (including nil, minimal and high) that the changes might have. Please also include the purpose that the statistics are used for.