# The Emergency Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Paragraph 4: Persons not entitled to an Emergency Fuel Payment

Extent: N.I.

(1) Paragraph 2 of this Schedule does not apply in respect of a person who—
(a) throughout the qualifying week, is—
(i) one member of a couple where the Department has paid a Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment in respect of the qualifying week to the other member of that couple;
(ii) a member of a polygamous marriage where the Department has paid a Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment in respect of the qualifying week to another member of that marriage;
(iii) receiving free in-patient treatment and has been receiving free in-patient treatment for a period of at least 52 weeks ending immediately before the qualifying week; or
(iv) detained in custody under a sentence imposed by a court.
(b) having been ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on a day falling within the qualifying week, becomes ordinarily resident in England and Wales or Scotland by the last day of that week; or
(c) has not made an application for a delayed Emergency Fuel Payment under paragraph 6 on or before 11th April following the qualifying week in respect of the winter following that week.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/23/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/emergency-fuel-payment-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-4
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.