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THOUSANDS of households across the UK are eligible for £25 cold weather payments if they’re in receipt of certain benefits.

As temperatures plunge below zero, vulnerable households can claim the cash support to help afford their energy bills.

Thousands are set to receive the cold weather payment for every seven-day-period of frosty weather, from this month until March next year.

The £25 is distributed to help with bill costs as it becomes more expensive, and more difficult, to stay warm.

The first round of 2024/25 was triggered this week across 18 postcode areas after the Met Office announced amber weather warnings in parts of the UK.

Those who are eligible should receive the payment automatically to their bank account within 14 days – meaning you don’t need to apply.

But in order to be eligible, households must be living in one of the select postcodes affected, as well as claiming one of the following benefits:

• Pension Credit
• Income support
• Income-based jobseeker’s allowance
• Income-related employment and support allowance
• Universal Credit
• Support for mortgage interest

You may also need to meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Have a disability or be in receipt of pension premium
• Have a child who is disabled
• Be in receipt of child tax credits that includes a disability or severe disability element
• Have a severe or enhanced disability premium
• Be in receipt of a limited capability for work amount
• Have a child under five living with you

To find out more about eligibility, you can read the most updated information on the Government website.

Getting the cold weather payment doesn’t affect any of your other benefits.

You can also get multiple payments if the cold weather persists beyond seven days.

For example, some areas have paid as much as £75 in the past.

To check you’ve received the payment, you should look out for an exact code in your bank statement.

For those living in England and Wales, it should appear as the customer’s National Insurance (NI) number followed by “DWP CWP”.

Whereas those living in Northern Ireland should look for their NI number followed by “DFC CWP”.

If you haven’t automatically received your payment within the 14 days but think you should have, you should tell the Pension Service or Job Centre Plus.

In rare cases you may need to apply – for example, if you are on Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) or income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and have had a baby or have a child under of five living with you.

To request or query your payment call the Pension Service helpline on 0800 731 0469 or find your nearest Jobcentre by visiting find-your-nearest-jobcentre.dwp.gov.uk/.

Which postcodes are getting cold weather payments this week?

You can only get the cold weather payment if the postcode you are living in has been triggered by severe weather.

This is usually when temperatures are forecast to dip below zero degrees for seven consecutive days, making it critical that families can afford to heat their homes.

Here’s a full list of the first 18 postcodes eligible in the current round of payments:

• Carlisle: CA9-12, CA16-17
• Dumfries and Galloway: DG14
• Galashiels: TD9
• Lancaster: LA8-10, LA21-23
• Newcastle upon Tyne: NE19, NE47-NE49

Further cold weather could lead to additional payments in other areas, and there is no maximum limit to the amount you can receive.

You can check if you are due a cold weather payment in the future by visiting coldweatherpayments.dwp.gov.uk.

If you aren’t able to access the cold weather payment but are still concerned about heating your home, there are plenty of tips you can try to keep the cold at bay.

Electric blankets are cheap to buy and cost just 3p per hour to use, and this winter Octopus Energy is giving them out to customers for free.

We also ranked the best electric blankets in our article here – however make sure you also read about the safety hazards which can be associated with appliances like these.

Or if you’d like to try some simple ways to reduce draughts in your home, we’ve rounded up some DIY tricks.

Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@news.co.uk.

Plus, you can join our Sun Money Chats and Tips Facebook group to share your tips and stories

A FORMER Premier League star-turned-rapper has switched hitting crossbars to spitting bars.

The 35-year-old has gone from being released by Saudi Arabian minnows Al-Orobah to releasing his fourth single earlier this year.

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Vurnon Anita is best known for the five years he spent at Newcastle.

But he is now going down a different path under the pseudonym JR.

He has gone from getting on the ball in midfield to picking up the microphone, having launched a career as a rapper.

Anita’s biggest hit “On Top” has amassed 600,000 listens on Spotify and he averages 3,000 plays per month.

As a player, he featured 155 times for Newcastle and won the Championship title with the Toon in 2017.

The Ajax academy graduate also had a brief loan spell at Leeds the season after.

Since leaving England, he has played for Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia, Willem and RKC Waalwijk in Holland and Al-Orobah in Saudi Arabia.

He is currently without a club but is keeping busy in the music studio.

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Anita was capped three times by Holland and was included in their provisional squad for the 2010 World Cup.

But he has since changed his allegiance represent Curacao.

The country is a Caribbean island just 37 miles away from Venezuela that classes itself “within the Kingdom of the Netherlands”.

Their national team, ranked 90th in the world, are managed by ex-Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat.

Former Aston Villa star Leandro Bacuna and ex-Southampton defender Cuco Martina are their top two-capped players.

Anita is not the only footballer with Dutch descent to try their hand at rapping.

Memphis Depay, Ryan Babel and Royston Drenthe all had spells in the Prem and in the charts.

Who are these famous footballers?

• I was West Ham captain but I almost went to jail over bankruptcy
• I’m a former Man Utd star and I once stole a girl from Ronaldo
• I’m an ex-Man Utd star – now I own a dog-themed B&B
• I was Thierry Henry’s toughest opponent but quit to become a pastor
• I’m a former Wolves striker but I left football behind to become a vicar

ANT and Dec cruelly laugh as Dean McCullough screams and Danny Jones is electrocuted in tonight’s terrifying I’m A Celeb trial.

Presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 49, can’t contain their hysteria as Dean, 32, and Danny, 38, bravely visit the High Street of Horrors in the next challenge.

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In a clip from this evening’s episode, the campmates are seen navigating a critter-infested kitchen in search of stars, with the McFly star crawling through a tunnel and enduring a series of shocking surprises.

Ant tells Dean, “Open up the door,” gesturing towards a grubby fridge.

Dean hesitates and asks, “What’s in there?”

Ant says, “Oh, now, then you might have to crawl through there.”

Dean cries, “Oh, no,” as Danny takes over and heads through the door on his hands and knees.

Ant informs him, “You might get a few shocks in here.”

As Danny is jolted by electricity from hanging wires, he shouts, “Why are you shocking me?”

Ant and Dec, already laughing, are left in stitches as a panicked Dean touches one of the wires and runs off screaming.

It comes after ITV viewers were left convinced that presenter Ant was secretly furious with Radio 1 star Dean after he called time on Wednesday’s challenge and failed to secure any stars.

Ant, known for his playful banter with co-host Dec, appeared unusually stern in yesterday’s installment, hinting at his frustration as he greeted Dean for yet another trial, Lethal Lab.

He even warned Dean that he was the “bad cop” in their hosting duo.

Dean’s upbeat demeanor after the trial seemed to catch Ant off guard.

As the DJ bowled into the clearing, Ant quipped: “Hello, Dean. I didn’t expect that. I thought you’d be a little bit forlorn, a little bit sad. It looks like you’re loving life. Have you been to the pub?”

Dean laughed it off, replying: “No, no, I’ve just had a cold shower.”

Ant then shifted to a more serious tone, confronting Dean about his recent failures, saying: “Now, Dean, I want to have a word with you. What happened yesterday? No stars. What happened the day before? You said, ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.'”

Dean admitted: “Oh, it’s not good, but that’s why I’m ready for it today, because we’re going to change the narrative.”

But Ant didn’t let him off the hook, firmly responding: “You can only change the narrative by sticking with it and getting on with it.”

The exchange left Dean momentarily stunned. “I feel like I’m being told off by Ant and Dec,” he joked.

Ant was quick to clarify: “Well, by me,” while Dec chimed in to reassure, “I’m good cop.”

Fans were quick to pick up on Ant’s no-nonsense attitude, with many speculating he was masking his annoyance with humour.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: “I feel like Ant is annoyed at Dean cos of all the effort that goes into creating a trial but gets wasted cos he can’t complete it, hope they reuse some later in the show.”

Another added: “Ant is absolutely sick of Dean,” with a third chimed in with: “I’m here for Ant giving Dean s**t. He’s so pathetic.”

A final concluded: “I beg the public to stop voting dean to do trials, ant and I can’t take much more.”

In the end, he returned to camp from the jungle’s scientific research facility with just four stars.

He began by tackling a two minute experiment worth two stars, before being exposed to seven different containment areas, where more stars were up for grabs.

Dean then had to place his head inside boxes and was showered by cockroaches, crickets and mealworms, and spiders. 

But it was when he was faced with fish guts that he couldn’t take anymore and ended the trial.

The Sun told today how Dean is now camp enemy number one after bottling challenges and the Teagate saga.

The radio host cost his campmates half of the cupcakes Melvin Odoom won on last night’s show after revealing he had smuggled in contraband teabags.

And, on Wednesday, he and podcaster GK Barry failed to gain a single star during their Drown in the Dumps task.

Dean was seen in tears on Tuesday night’s show after quitting the Sinister Sarcophagus having retrieved just two stars.

Now sources say there is “discontent” growing in the camp.

One said: “The celebs have been starved of good food and to then have a luxury like the cupcakes snatched away over something a bit silly is frustrating.

“Dean is a nice lad but there’s only so much the celebs will be able to take.”

Teagate kicked off when Barry McGuigan realised his tea was a darker colour than normal.

Alan Halsall joked: “We got a bit of mud in the kettle but try it.” 

Barry took a sip then gave a sly wink to Alan and Dean and said: “Fantastic!” 

On ITV2 spin-off show Unpacked, Ant McPartlin slammed Dean and GK over their Drown in the Dumps failure.

He said: “I got quite annoyed at one point because it’s a bit like, if you can’t do it, you can’t do it. But just try it.”

• I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! airs every night at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX.

I'm A Celeb 2024 - late entries

MAURA Higgins is a late entry to I'm A Celeb 2024. Yet who is joining her?

2019 Love Island star Maura, 33, will be a late entry to the jungle line-up.

She will head into the I’m A Celeb camp, along with the Reverend Richard Coles, 62.

The duo will join the likes of Coleen Rooney, Barry McGuigan and Danny Jones in Ant and Dec’s jungle camp a week into this year’s star-spangled series. 

Yet initially the duo will have their own private base – and a secret mission – before heading into the main compound Down Under.

Maura has already described the jungle as “hell.”

Meanwhile Richard, who has starred on Strictly, has confessed his biggest “fear.”

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