Are you eligible for a £25 cold weather payment?

As of January 2026, 22 postcode areas across East and West Sussex have been triggered for a £25 Cold Weather Payment due to temperatures falling to zero degrees Celsius or below for seven consecutive days

Eligible Sussex Postcodes:- 

The following areas are currently eligible for the payment:

West Sussex

• BN44: 

  Steyning

• BN5: 

  Henfield

• BN6: 

  Clayton

• GU28: 

  Tillington

• GU29: 

  Midhurst

• RH10 & RH11: 

  Crawley

• RH12: 

  Horsham

• RH13: 

  Southwater

• RH14: 

  Wisborough Green

• RH15: 

  Burgess Hill

• RH16: 

  Haywards Heath

• RH17: 

  Cuckfield Rural

• RH19: 

  East Grinstead

• RH20: 

  Storrington

   

East Sussex

• RH18: 

  Forest Row

• TN5: 

  Wadhurst

• TN6: 

  Crowborough

• TN7: 

  Hartfield

• TN19: 

  Burwash

• TN20: 

  Mayfield

• TN22: 

  Uckfield

   

Eligibility and Payment Information

A Cold Weather Payment is triggered when the average temperature in an area is recorded or forecast to be zero degrees Celsius or below for seven consecutive days between November 1 and March 31. Eligible households receive £25 for each qualifying period. The payment is made automatically to those receiving certain benefits such as Pension Credit, Income Support, or Universal Credit. 

You can check if your specific postcode is eligible using the official GOV.UK Cold Weather Payment checker.