Aldi has announced it is cutting the price of more food and household items. Among the itms being slashed in the latest round of prce cuts are fruit, vegetables, fish, and cleaning products
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The Department for Work and Pensions has ordered the first Cold Weather Payments of 2024, with around 10,000 people set to receive £25 towards their heating bills.
Forecasts of sub-zero temperatures in Cumbria, Northumberland and around the Scottish Borders have resulted in the payments being triggered in a total of 19 postcode areas.
The payments will be made for the seven-day period which started yesterday, Friday. Large parts of the UK are forecast to be gripped by freezing weather next week and it is likely that other areas will also receive Cold Weather Payments in the coming days.
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Cold Weather Payments are made to people in England and Wales who receive a range of benefits and are triggered during cold spells between 1 November and 31 March. Nearly 600,000 payments were issued during a spell of wintry weather in the first two weeks of December last year. In total, more than 5.5 million Cold Weather Payments were made by the DWP during last winter.
Those claiming the following benefits may be eligible for the Cold Weather Payment; Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit, Support for Mortgage Interest.
Not everyone on these benefits will automatically receive a Cold Weather Payment. There are a number of factors which will determine whether a payment will be made and full details of those eligible are here.
The latest payments have been made in areas which are covered by three weather stations, Shap in Cumbria, Redesdale in Northumberland and Eskdalemuir, which is in the Scottish borders. It will be the third payment this
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Aldi has announced it is slashing the price of more than 40 products. Items including coffee, tinned soups, fruit, salad and pet food will have their prices cut from Wednesday, January 17.
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Aldi is once again helping households to keep the cost of their weekly groceries down by announcing even more price cuts.
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