Amendment of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations N.I.

24.—(1) The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “free in-patient treatment”(2) insert—

““income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;”.

(3) In regulation 2(1)(b)(ii)(3) (social fund winter fuel payments) for “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance”.

(4) In regulation 3(1)(a)(i)(4) (persons not entitled to a social fund winter fuel payment) for “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance”.

(5) In regulation 4(2)(5) (making a winter fuel payment without a claim) for “or state pension credit” substitute “, state pension credit or an income-related employment and support allowance”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 24 in operation at 27.10.2008, see reg. 1(b)

(1)

S.R. 2000 No. 91; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2000 No. 321, S.R. 2003 Nos. 349 and 389, S.R. 2004 No. 354 and S.R. 2005 No. 580

(2)

The definition of “free in-patient treatment” was amended by regulation 6 of S.R. 2005 No. 580

(3)

Regulation 2 was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 349 and amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 389 and regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2004 No. 354

(4)

Regulation 3 was amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2000 No. 321 and regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2004 No. 354

(5)

Regulation 4 was amended by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2004 No. 354