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2014 No. 3270
Social Security
The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Made
10th December 2014
Laid before Parliament
15th December 2014
Coming into force
21st September 2015
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 138(2) and (4) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1).
Citation and Commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 21st September 2015.
Amendment of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000
2.—(1) The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000(4) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) (social fund winter fuel payments) for the words from “Switzerland” to the end of paragraph (ii), substitute “any of the countries listed in the Schedule to these Regulations”.
(3) At the end of the Regulations, insert—
Regulation 2
“SCHEDULE
| Countries |
|---|
| Republic of Austria |
| Kingdom of Belgium |
| Republic of Bulgaria |
| Republic of Croatia |
| Czech Republic |
| Kingdom of Denmark |
| Republic of Estonia |
| Republic of Finland |
| Federal Republic of Germany |
| Republic of Hungary |
| Republic of Iceland |
| Republic of Ireland |
| Republic of Italy |
| Republic of Latvia |
| Principality of Liechtenstein |
| Republic of Lithuania |
| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Kingdom of Norway |
| Republic of Poland |
| Republic of Romania |
| Slovak Republic |
| Republic of Slovenia |
| Kingdom of Sweden |
| Swiss Confederation.”. |
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Steve Webb
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
10th December 2014
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000. They restrict entitlement to winter fuel payment for some of those living abroad. These payments are presently payable to certain eligible older people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom or habitually resident in Switzerland or an EEA state other than the United Kingdom. The payments to those living abroad will now be restricted to eligible people habitually resident in the countries in Europe listed in the Schedule inserted by these Regulations.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as they have no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.
(1)
1992 c.4. Amendments not relevant to these Regulations have been made to section 138. Section 175(1) was amended by paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2).
(2)
(3)
See sections 170, 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5). Amendments not relevant to these Regulations have been made to section 170.
(4)
S.I. 2000/729. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2003/1737, 2003/2192, 2004/2154, 2008/1554, 2009/1488 and 2013/1509.
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