Keep Warm this Winter

Get advice on Help with heating your home and keeping warm this winter.

If you are over 60, disabled or on a low income, you may be able to get financial help to heat your home.  For more information on schemes like cold weather payments, winter fuel payments and Warm Front, see the information on the Direct Gov website.

Winter Fuel Payments

Find out who can get it, how and how much you can get.

Winter Fuel Payments (link to the Direct Gov website)

Cold Weather Payment

If you're receiving certain benefits during very cold weather, you may qualify for a cold Weather Payment (link to the Direct Gov website)

Tips to stay warm and safe in your home during the winter:

• Electric blankets and heaters - safe use  (link to the Direct Gov website)
• Download 'Keep warm, keep well' from the Department of Health (PDF)
• Get advice from Age UK 
  To be put in touch with an Age UK group near you, call Age UK’s freephone advice line on 0800 169 6565.
• Find a local GP or pharmacist (NHS)

Information about Council Services in bad weather

• Waste Collection in bad weather

  What to do if bad weather disrupts your waste collection in Thanet
  
  
• Household waste recycling centres
• Find out about school closures (Kentgov.uk)

Other useful information

Road and pavement gritting/salting and salt bins

Treatment and clearance of most roads and pavements is the responsibility of Kent County Council. Kent County Council winter service information - salting routes and traffic cameras. Trunk roads and motorways are the responsibility of the Highways Agency. Priority for precautionary salting is given to main roads.

• Highways Agency information on winter driving
• Stagecoach
• South Eastern Trains
• BBC Travel News
• Kent Police
  

Information on clearing snow and ice yourself is available from the Directgov website. The information and services available on the Directgov website are provided by a variety of UK government departments and agencies.