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Cold Weather Payments are triggered when an area is forecast to have or does experience seven consecutive days of freezing temperatures.
This includes zero degrees celsius and below.
Some areas have had more than seven days of chilly weather this winter, with the Braemar weather station flagging three triggers. This earned residents a total of £75.
The online postcode checker available via the Gov.uk website showed Britons whether their postcode has experienced any triggers this winter.