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<p>The Cold Weather Payment scheme is administered at weather station level rather
than any other standard GB geography such as postcode level. The coverage area for
each weather station is determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate
weather station for each postcode area, which may change between years. Cold weather
payments are triggered when the average temperature has been recorded as, or is forecast
to be 0<sup>o</sup>C or below over seven consecutive days.</p><p> </p><p>The postcode
areas of FK10, FK11 and KY13 have been assigned to the Edinburgh Gogarbank and Strathallan
weather stations as follows:</p><p> </p><p>FK10: assigned to the Edinburgh Gogerbank
weather station</p><p>FK11: assigned to the Strathallan weather station</p><p>KY13:
assigned to the Edinburgh Gogerbank weather station in the years 2009/10 to 2012/13
and to the Strathallan weather station in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 gives the
number of triggers for the last five years at these weather stations. All eligible
recipients will have received a Cold Weather Payment following a trigger at the relevant
weather station.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Triggers and Payments at Edinburgh Gogarbank
and Strathallan weather stations: 2009/10 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
rowspan="2"><p><strong>Weather Station</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"> </td><td
colspan="5"><p><strong>Number of triggers in each year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh
Gogerbank</p></td><td><p>Number of triggers</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strathallan</p><p>
</p></td><td><p>Number of triggers</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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