The Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Amendment of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations

6.—(1) The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), after the definition of “partner” insert—

““qualifying age for state pension credit” means—

(a)

in the case of a woman, pensionable age, or

(b)

in the case of a man, the age which is pensionable age in the case of a woman born on the same day as the man;”.

(3) In regulation 2(1)(2) (social fund winter fuel payments), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) in or before the qualifying week has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit,”.

(4) In regulation 3(1)(a) (persons not entitled to a social fund winter fuel payment), for head (i)(3) substitute—

“(i) a partner of, and living with, a person who attained the qualifying age for state pension credit in or before the qualifying week and to whom state pension credit, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance has been, or falls to be, paid in respect of the qualifying week;”.

(1)

S.R. 2000 No. 91; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2000 No. 321, S.R. 2003 No. 349, S.R. 2004 No. 354 and S.R. 2008 No. 286

(2)

Regulation 2 was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 349 and paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2004 No. 354 and regulation 24(3) of S.R. 2008 No. 286

(3)

Head (i) was amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2000 No. 321, regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2004 No. 354 and regulation 24(4) of S.R. 2008 No. 286