2010 No. 2591
The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations 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 19921.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it2.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2010.
2
They come into force on 1st November 2010 (immediately after the coming into force of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 20103).
3
In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 19884.
Prescribed amount of cold weather payment2
In regulation 3 (prescribed amount)5 of the principal Regulations, for “£8.50” substitute “£25”.
Minor amendment and revocations3
1
In regulation 1A(4) (prescribed description of persons)6 of the principal Regulations, for “with” substitute “within”.
2
The following provisions are revoked—
a
regulation 2 (amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations) of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 19957;
b
regulation 3 (modification of the principal Regulations in respect of the 2008–09 winter) of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 20088; and
c
regulation 3 (modification of the principal Regulations in respect of the 2009–10 winter) of the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 20099.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)