The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 2724

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2005

Made

3rd October 2005

Laid before Parliament

7th October 2005

Coming into force

1st November 2005

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 138(2) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(2), makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st November 2005.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988(3).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.  The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3, 4 and 5.

Amendment of regulation 1 of the principal Regulations

3.  In regulation 1 of the principal Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) in paragraph (2) —

(i) in the definition of “claimant”, after “income support” add “, state pension credit or income-based jobseeker’s allowance”(4),

(ii) omit the definitions of “married couple”, “partner” and “unmarried couple”(5),

(iii) after the definition of “recorded period of cold weather”, insert ““state pension credit” has the meaning given by section 1(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002”(6); and

(b) omit paragraph (2A)(7).

Substitution of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

4.  For Schedule 1(8) to the principal Regulations (identification of stations and postcode districts), substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Substitution of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations

5.  For Schedule 2(9) to the principal Regulations (specified alternative stations), substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Stephen C. Timms

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

3rd October 2005

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1

The following Schedule is substituted for Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations—

Regulation 2(1)(a) and (2)

“SCHEDULE 1 IDENTIFICATION OF STATIONS AND POSTCODE DISTRICTS

Column (1)		Column (2)
Meteorological Office Station		Postcode districts
1.	Aberporth	SA35-48, SA64-65.
		SY20, SY23-25.
2.	Albemarle	DH1-6.
		DL5, DL16-17.
		NE1-13, NE15-18, NE20-21, NE23, NE25-43, NE45-46.
		SR1-7.
		TS21, TS28-29.
3.	Andrewsfield	AL1-10.
		CB10-11.
		CM1-9, CM11-24, CM77.
		CO9.
		RM14-20.
		SG1-2, SG9-14.
4.	Aultbea	IV21-22, IV26, IV40, IV52-54.
5.	Aviemore	AB31, AB33-34, AB36-37.
		PH18-26.
6.	Bedford	LU1-7.
		MK1-19, MK40-46.
		NN1-16, NN29.
		PE19.
		SG3-7, SG15-19.
7.	Bingley	BB4, BB8-12, BB18.
		BD1-24.
		DE4, DE45.
		HD1-9.
		HX1-7.
		LS21, LS27, LS29.
		OL1-5, OL12-16.
		S32-33, S35-36.
		SK13, SK17, SK22-23.
		ST13.
		WF15-17.
8.	Bishopton	G1-5, G11-15, G20-23, G31-34, G40-46, G51-53, G60-62, G64-69, G71-78, G81-84.
		KA1-26, KA28-30.
		ML1-5.
		PA1-27, PA30, PA32.
9.	Boltshope Park	DH7-9.
		DL4, DL8, DL11-15.
		NE19, NE44, NE47-48.
10.	Boscombe Down	BA12.
		RG28.
		SP1-5, SP7, SP9-11.
11.	Boulmer	NE22, NE24, NE61-71.
		TD12, TD15.
12.	Braemar	AB35.
13.	Brize Norton	CV36.
		GL54-56.
		OX1-8, OX10-18, OX20, OX25-29, OX33, OX39, OX44, OX49.
		SN7.
14.	Capel Curig	LL24-25, LL41.
15.	Cardinham (Bodmin)	PL13-17, PL22-35.
		TR2, TR9.
16.	Carlisle	CA1-11, CA16-17.
		DG12, DG16.
		LA6-10, LA22-23.
		NE49.
17.	Cassley	IV27-28.
		KW11, KW13.
18.	Charlwood	BN5-6, BN44.
		GU5-8, GU26-33, GU35.
		ME14-20.
		RH1-20.
		TN1-20, TN22, TN27.
19.	Chivenor	EX22-23, EX31-34, EX39.
20.	Coleshill	B1-21, B23-38, B40, B42-50, B60-80, B90-98.
		CV1-12, CV21-23, CV31-35, CV37, CV47.
		DY1-14.
		LE10.
		WS1-15.
		WV1-16.
21.	Coltishall	NR1-35.
22.	Crosby	BB1-3, BB5-7.
		CH1-8, CH41-49, CH60-66.
		FY1-8.
		L1-40.
		LL11-14.
		PR1-9, PR25-26.
		SY14.
		WA1-2, WA4-12.
		WN1-6, WN8.
23.	Culdrose	TR1, TR3-6, TR10-20, TR26-27.
24.	Dundrennan	DG1-2, DG5-7.
25.	Dunkeswell Aerodrome	DT6-8.
		EX1-15, EX24.
		TA21.
		TQ1-6, TQ9-14.
26.	Dyce	AB10-16, AB21-25, AB30, AB32, AB39, AB41-43, AB51-54.
		DD8-11.
27.	Edinburgh Gogarbank	EH1-42, EH47-49, EH51-55.
		FK1-21.
		G63.
		KY3, KY11-13.
		PH3-6.
		TD5, TD11, TD13-14.
28.	Eskdalemuir	DG3-4, DG10-11, DG13-14.
		ML12.
		TD1-4, TD6-10.
29.	Fylingdales	YO11-18, YO21-22, YO25.
30.	Great Malvern	GL1-6, GL10-20, GL50-53.
		HR1-9.
		NP15, NP25.
		SY8.
		WR1-15.
31.	Heathrow	BR1-8.
		CR0, CR2-8.
		DA1-2, DA4-8, DA14-18.
		E1-18.
		E1W.
		EC1-4.
		EN1-11.
		HA0-9.
		IG1-11.
		KT1-24.
		N1-22.
		NW1-11.
		RM1-13.
		SE1- 28.
		SL0, SL3.
		SM1-7.
		SW1-20.
		TW1-20.
		UB1-10.
		W1-14.
		WC1-2.
		WD1-7, WD17-19, WD23-25.
32.	Herstmonceux, West End	BN7-8, BN20-24, BN26-27.
		TN21, TN31-40.
33.	High Wycombe	HP1-23, HP27.
		OX9.
		RG9.
		SL7-9.
34.	Hurn (Bournemouth Airport)	BH1-25, BH31.
		DT1-2, DT11.
		SP6.
35.	Isle of Portland	DT3-5.
36.	Kinloss	AB38, AB44-45, AB55-56.
		IV1-3, IV5, IV7-20, IV30-32, IV36.
37.	Kirkwall	KW15-17.
38.	Lake Vyrnwy	LL20-21, LL23.
		SY10, SY15-17, SY19, SY21-22.
39.	Lerwick	ZE1-3.
40.	Leuchars	DD1-7.
		KY1-2, KY4-10, KY14-16.
		PH1-2, PH7, PH12-14.
41.	Linton on Ouse	DL1-3, DL6-7, DL9-10.
		HG1-5.
		LS1-20, LS22-26, LS28.
		S62-64, S70-75.
		TS9, TS15-16.
		WF1-14.
		YO1, YO7-8, YO10, YO19, YO23-24, YO26, YO30-32, YO41-43, YO51, YO60-62.
42.	Liscombe	EX16-21, EX35-38.
		PL19-20.
		TA22, TA24.
43.	Loch Glascarnoch	IV4, IV6, IV23-24, IV63.
44.	Loftus	SR8.
		TS1-8, TS10-14, TS17-20, TS22-27.
45.	Lusa	IV41-49, IV51, IV55-56.
46.	Lyneham	BA1-3, BA11, BA13-15.
		GL7-9.
		RG17.
		SN1-6, SN8-16, SN25-26.
47.	Machrihanish	KA27.
		PA28-29, PA31, PA34, PA37, PA41-49, PA60-76.
		PH36, PH38-41.
48.	Manston	CM0.
		CT1-21.
		DA3, DA9-13.
		ME1-13.
		SS0-17.
		TN23-26, TN28-30.
49.	Marham	IP24-28.
		PE12-14, PE30-38.
50.	Nottingham	CV13.
		DE1-3, DE5-7, DE11-15, DE21-24, DE55-56, DE65, DE72-75.
		LE1-9, LE11-14, LE16-19, LE65, LE67.
		NG1-22, NG25, NG31-34.
		S1-14, S17-18, S20-21, S25-26, S40-45, S60-61, S65-66, S80-81.
		ST10, ST14.
51.	Pembrey Sands	SA1-8, SA10-18, SA31-34, SA61-63, SA66-73.
52.	Plymouth	PL1-12, PL18, PL21.
		TQ7-8.
53.	Rhyl	LL15-19, LL22, LL26-32.
54.	St. Athan	BS1-11, BS13-16, BS20-24, BS29-32, BS34-37, BS39-41, BS48-49.
		CF3, CF5, CF10-11, CF14-15, CF23-24, CF31-36, CF61-64, CF71-72.
		NP10, NP16, NP18-20, NP26.
55.	St. Catherine’s Point	PO30, PO38-41.
56.	St. Mawgan	TR7-8.
57.	Salsburgh	EH43-46.
		ML6-11.
58.	Scilly, St. Mary's	TR21-25.
59.	Sennybridge	CF37-48, CF81-83.
		LD1-8.
		NP4, NP7-8, NP11-13, NP22-24, NP44.
		SA9, SA19-20.
		SY7, SY9, SY18.
60.	Shawbury	ST1-9, ST11-12, ST15-21.
		SY1-6, SY11-13.
		TF1-13.
61.	South Farnborough	GU1-4, GU9-25, GU46-47, GU51-52.
		RG1-2, RG4-8, RG10, RG12, RG14, RG18-27, RG29-31, RG40-42, RG45.
		SL1-2, SL4-6.
62.	Stornoway Airport	HS1-9.
63.	Thorney Island	BN1-3, BN9-18, BN25, BN41-43, BN45.
		GU34.
		PO1-22, PO31-37.
		SO14-24, SO30-32, SO40-43, SO45, SO50-53.
64.	Tiree	PA77-78.
		PH42-44.
65.	Tulloch Bridge	PA33, PA35-36, PA38, PA40.
		PH8-11, PH15-17, PH30-35, PH37, PH49-50.
66.	Valley	LL33-40, LL42-49, LL51-78.
67.	Waddington	DN1-22, DN31-41.
		HU1-20.
		LN1-13.
		NG23-24.
		PE10-11, PE20-25.
68.	Walney Island	CA12-15, CA18-28.
		LA1-5, LA11-21.
69.	Wattisham	CB9.
		CO1-8, CO10-16.
		IP1-23, IP29-33.
70.	West Freugh	DG8-9.
71.	Wick Airport	IV25.
		KW1-3, KW5-10, KW12, KW14.
72.	Wittering	CB1-8.
		LE15.
		NN17-18.
		PE1-9, PE15-17, PE26-29.
		SG8.
73.	Woodford	BL0-9.
		CW1-12.
		M1-9, M11-35, M38, M40-41, M43-46, M50, M90.
		OL6-11.
		SK1-12, SK14-16.
		WA3, WA13-16.
		WN7.
74.	Yeovilton	BA4-10, BA16, BA20-22.
		BS25-28.
		DT9-10.
		SP8.
		TA1-20, TA23.”.

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 2

The following Schedule is substituted for Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations—

Regulation 2(1A)(a) and 2(1B)(a)

“SCHEDULE 2 SPECIFIED ALTERNATIVE STATIONS

Column (1)	Column (2)
Meteorological Office Station	Specified Alternative Station
Charlwood	Kenley Airfield
Coleshill	Coventry
Fylingdales	Linton on Ouse
Hurn (Bournemouth Airport)	St Catherine’s Point
Kinloss	Lossiemouth
Linton on Ouse	Church Fenton
St. Athan	Cardiff Weather Centre.”

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1724) (“the 1988 Regulations”) principally by substituting new Schedules to those Regulations in relation to the lists of weather stations and applicable postcode districts in Schedule 1, and alternative weather stations in Schedule 2, but also by amending the interpretation provisions.

Regulation 3 deletes from the interpretation provisions of the 1988 Regulations a number of definitions for terms which are no longer used in the Regulations. It also amends the definition of “claimant” by adding references to “state pension credit” and “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” and adds a definition of “state pension credit”.

Schedule 1 to the 1988 Regulations specifies primary weather stations which are relevant to determining whether there is a recorded, or forecasted, period of cold weather. Schedule 2 to the 1988 Regulations specifies alternative stations used to determine this information where the primary station is unable to do so (where there is no specified alternative station, the nearest station to the primary station able to provide this information is used).

Regulation 4 replaces Schedule 1 to the 1988 Regulations with Schedule 1 to these Regulations. The new Schedule largely re-enacts the list contained in the former Schedule 1, but it assigns postcodes from Newcastle Weather Station (which is being closed) to other weather stations, adds Albemarle and Loftus as new weather stations to the scheme and provides for certain other changes to the postcode and weather station linkages.

Regulation 5 replaces Schedule 2 to the 1988 Regulations with Schedule 2 to these Regulations. The new Schedule largely re-enacts the list contained in the former Schedule 2 but makes a change due to the closure of Church Lawford weather station and adds two specified alternative weather stations, Linton on Ouse and St Catherine’s Point.

The Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the postcode maps may be obtained from their publishers. A person may establish the current postcode for their address by contacting the Royal Mail Postcode Enquiries Office (telephone [phone]) or by logging on to the Royal Mail website at www.royalmail.com.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

(1)

1992 c. 4; section 138(4) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

(3)

S.I. 1988/1724. Amendments to the principal Regulations have been made which are not relevant to these Regulations and they are not mentioned in the footnotes.

(4)

The definition was substituted by S.I. 1991/2238.

(5)

The definitions were inserted by S.I. 1990/580.

(6)

2002 c. 16.

(7)

Paragraph (2A) was inserted by S.I. 1990/580.

(8)

Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 2004/2600 (Schedule 1 had previously been substituted and amended by other statutory instruments the most recent being S.I. 2000/2690, 2001/3368, 2002/2524, 2003/2605 and 2003/3023).

(9)

Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2003/2605 (Schedule 2 had previously been substituted by S.I. 1999/2781).