Modification of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations

2.—(1) For the purpose of making social fund winter fuel payments in respect of the 2010-11 winter, regulation 2 of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000(1) (social fund winter fuel payments) is applied as if—

(a)the references to £100 (in both places) were to £125;

(b)in paragraphs (1)(i), (2)(a) and (3), the reference to £200 were to £250;

(c)in paragraph (2)(b), the reference to £200 were to £275;

(d)in paragraph (2)(b), the reference to £150 were to £200; and

(e)the references to £300 (in both places) were to £400.

(2) In this regulation, “the 2010-11 winter” means the winter which follows the qualifying week beginning on 20th September 2010.

(1)

S.R. 2000 No. 91; regulation 2 was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 349 and amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 389, regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2004 No. 354, regulation 24(3) of S.R. 2008 No. 286, regulation 2(1) of S.R. 2009 No. 233 and regulation 6(3) of S.R. 2010 No. 103