Official Statistics

Cold Weather Payment estimates: 2016 to 2017

Weekly Social Fund Cold Weather Payment estimates for 2016 to 2017, including the estimated number of payments and total amounts paid in Great Britain.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Data tables: estimated Cold Weather Payments in Great Britain, 1 Nov 2016 to 31 March 2017

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Cold Weather Payment scheme 2016/17: weather stations and postcodes

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Background and methodology: Social Fund Cold Weather Payment statistics for Great Britain, 2016/17

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Details

The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments scheme runs from 1 November to 31 March each year. This is known as the Cold Weather Payment season.

Cold Weather Payments in the data table are to 31 March 2017.

Published 7 December 2016
Last updated 21 March 2018 + show all updates
  1. Published a revised version of the estimated Cold Weather Payments in Great Britain, 1 Nov 2016 to 31 March 2017. The previous estimates of the total number of recipients in receipt of Pension Credit in table 3 of the data tables were incorrect. This figure has now been corrected. No other figures are affected.

  2. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics, data to 31 March 2017.

  3. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics, data to 24 March 2017.

  4. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics, data to 17 March 2017.

  5. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics, data to 10 March 2017.

  6. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics, data to 3 March 2017.

  7. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics - data to 24 February 2017.

  8. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics - data to 17 February 2017.

  9. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics. Data to 10 February 2017.

  10. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics. Data to 3 February 2017.

  11. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics. Data to 27 January 2017.

  12. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics. Data to 20 January 2017.

  13. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics. Data to 13 January 2017.

  14. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics. Data to 6 January 2017.

  15. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics. Data to 16 December 2016.

  16. Published the latest Cold Weather Payment statistics. Data to 9 December 2016.

  17. First published.