2.—(1) A qualifying individual shall be entitled to a payment of £200 if at any time in the relevant week—
(a)he is single; and
(b)he is not living with another qualifying individual.
(2) A qualifying individual shall be entitled to a payment of £100 if at any time in the relevant week—
(a)he is single; and
(b)he is living with another qualifying individual.
(3) A qualifying individual shall be entitled to a payment of £200 if at any time in the relevant week he is part of a couple and—
(a)the other member of the couple is not in receipt of guarantee credit, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income support; and
(b)either—
(i)the other member of the couple is not a qualifying individual; or
(ii)either member of the couple is in receipt of savings credit.
(4) A qualifying individual shall be entitled to a payment of £100 if at any time in the relevant week he is part of a couple and the other member of the couple is also a qualifying individual.
(5) This regulation is subject to regulation 3.
3.—(1) Where—
(a)A member of a couple would (but for this paragraph) be entitled to a payment under regulation 2(3)(b)(i) (and not under regulation 2(3)(b)(ii)); and
(b)the couple lives with one or more qualifying individuals who are single,
then the member of the couple shall instead be entitled to a payment of £100.
(2) Where—
(a)two or more couples live together; and
(b)two or more individuals, each of whom is part of one of the couples, would (but for this paragraph) be entitled to a payment under regulation 2(3),
then each of those individuals who would (but for this paragraph) be entitled to a payment under regulation 2(3)(b)(i) (and not under regulation 2(3)(b)(ii)) shall instead be entitled to a payment of £100.
(3) Where each member of a couple would (but for this paragraph) be entitled to a payment under regulation 2(3)(b)(ii)—
(a)the member who is to receive a payment in 2005 under the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) shall be entitled to a payment under regulation 2(3)(b)(ii); and
(b)the other member shall not be entitled to a payment under regulation 2(3)(b)(ii).
(4) Where—
(a)only one member of a couple is a qualifying individual;
(b)he would (but for this paragraph) be entitled to a payment under regulation 2(3);
(c)the other member of the couple is to receive a payment in 2005 under the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000; and
(d)the qualifying individual is not to receive a payment in 2005 under those Regulations,
then—
(i)that other member of the couple shall be entitled to a payment of £200; and
(ii)the qualifying individual shall not be entitled to a payment under regulation 2(3).
(5) Where—
(a)only one member of the couple is a qualifying individual;
(b)he would (but for this paragraph) be entitled to a payment under either of paragraph (1) or (2);
(c)the other member of the couple is to receive a payment in 2005 under the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000; and
(d)the qualifying individual is not to receive a payment in 2005 under those Regulations,
then—
(i)that other member of the couple shall be entitled to a payment of £100; and
(ii)the qualifying individual shall not be entitled to a payment under these Regulations.