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The Energy Payment Support Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

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2.—(1) A person is not eligible for an Energy Payment at the standard rate unless they were in receipt of—

(a)the income-related allowance of employment and support allowance; or

(b)income support; or

(c)income-based jobseeker’s allowance or joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance; or

(d)state pension credit; or

(e)universal credit

on any one day during the qualifying week, and on that day were ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland.

(2) Only one Energy Payment shall be payable under this scheme in respect of any person.

(3) A person who is resident in a care home shall not be eligible for a payment under this scheme.

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