11.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must, without receiving an application, make a determination of an individual’s entitlement to Pension Age Winter Heating Payment where it appears to the Scottish Ministers from information available to them that the individual is likely to meet the eligibility rules in regulations 4 to 9.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies—
(a)until 1 April following the qualifying week, or
(b)on and after 1 April following the qualifying week where an individual becomes entitled to a relevant benefit in respect of the qualifying week by virtue of a decision made after that week.