Paragraph 1 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

The benefits referred to in the definition of affordable warmth group in article 2 are—

(a)

child tax credit^f1 and has a relevant income of £15,860 or less (where “relevant income” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002^f2);

(b)

income-related employment and support allowance^f3 and—

(i)

receiving a work-related activity or support component; or

(ii)

F1is responsible for a qualifying child; or

(iii)

is in receipt of a qualifying component;

(c)

income-based job seeker’s allowance^f4 and—

(i)

F2is responsible for a qualifying child; or

(ii)

is in receipt of a qualifying component;

(d)

income support^f5 and—

(i)

F3is responsible for a qualifying child; or

(ii)

is in receipt of a qualifying component;

(e)

state pension credit^f6; F4...

(f)

working tax credit and has a relevant income of £15,860 or less and—

(i)

F5is responsible for a qualifying child; or

(ii)

is in receipt of a F6disability or severe disability element; or

(iii)

is aged 60 years or over F7; or

(g)

universal credit and the condition as to earned income in paragraph 3 is met and—

(i)

is responsible for a child or qualifying young person as determined under regulation 4 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013; or

(ii)

has limited capability for work, or limited capability for work and work-related activity, as determined under Part 5 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013; or

(iii)

is in receipt of a disability living allowance under section 71 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; or

(iv)

is in receipt of a personal independence payment under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(b)(ii) substituted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(1)(a)
F2: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(c)(i) substituted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(1)(a)
F3: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(d)(i) substituted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(1)(a)
F4: Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(e) omitted (1.5.2014) by virtue of The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(1)(b)
F5: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(f)(i) substituted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(1)(a)
F6: Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(f)(ii) substituted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(1)(c)
F7: Sch. 1 para. 1(g) and word inserted (1.5.2014) by The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1131), arts. 1(1), 9(1)(d)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 5.12.2012, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: Child tax credit and working tax credit are provided for in Part I of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21).
f2: 2002 c.21.
f3: See Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5).
f4: See section 1(1) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c 18).
f5: See section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c 4).
f6: See section 1(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16).