The available information is given in the table.
Weather station Estimated number of benefit units which have received cold weather payments since 1 November 2009 Braemar 1,600 Dyce 24,900 Leuchars 41,100 Strathallan 10,000 Notes: 1. Cold weather payments are made to benefit units rather than to households or individuals. A benefit unit can be a single person or a couple and can include children. 2. Each of the weather stations listed also covers an area that is not part of Angus parliamentary constituency. 3. The estimated number of benefit units which have received cold weather payments relates to the entire area that the weather station covers, not just to that in Angus parliamentary constituency. 4. Estimated numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100. Source: DWP records of triggers to weather stations up to and including 18 March 2010 and estimated numbers of potential qualifiers by weather station.
The Government provide information about cold weather payments on the Directgov website at:
www.direct.gov.uk
This includes the eligibility rules, details of how payments are made and a postcode search which allows customers to find out whether the weather station that is linked to a specific postcode has triggered.