Do you live in these postcodes? The DWP said it was too warm for cold weather payments

it’s cold out there - but benefit bosses said it was not cold enough for some Northumberland residents to qualify for cold weather payments.

The Department of Work and Pensions had not included six postcodes in the list of areas where the benefit is triggered in the event of very cold conditions.

An official website had said people in parts of the county, including Morpeth and Ashington, would not get the £25 payment because it has been too warm.

Anyone entering the postcodes on the gov.uk website over the last few days were told they were not entitled to the one-off payment.

Areas missed off the list of qualifying postcodes were NE22, NE24, NE61, NE62, NE63 and NE64.

The postcodes cover Morpeth, Ashington, Bedlington, Newbiggin and many small villages.