Cold Weather Payments
(asked on 8th February 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of using fixed Met Office Weather Stations to determine payment under the cold weather payment scheme.
This question was answered on 11th February 2021
The Met Office reviews the scheme annually to assess whether the linkages between postcode areas and weather stations remain the best available. Any necessary changes are made prior to the start of the following Cold Weather Payment season.