Certain households eligible for Cold Weather Payments might find a silver lining amidst the gloomy weather.

These £25 payments are automatically issued to qualifying households for every seven consecutive days where the average temperature in their postcode drops to zero degrees celsius or below.

It’s one of the seasonal benefits provided by the DWP to assist with escalating energy costs during the colder months, alongside Winter Fuel Payments and the Warm Home Discount Scheme.

The payment…