Paragraph 1 Citation and interpretationI1

This Scheme may be cited as the Energy Payment Support Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2022.

In this Scheme:—

• “the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992^f1;

• “the 1995 Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2;

• “the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007^f3;

• “the 2015 Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015^f4;

• “the Department” means the Department for Communities;

• “an Energy Payment” means financial assistance provided under this Scheme;

• “care home” means an establishment that provides accommodation together with nursing or personal care for adults or children;

• “employment and support allowance” means employment and support allowance under section 1 of the 2007 Act;

• “income support” means income support under section 123 of the 1992 Act;

• “jobseekers allowance” means jobseekers allowance under Article 3 of the 1995 Order;

• “the qualifying week” means the week beginning with (and including) Monday 13th December 2021 and ending on Sunday 19th December 2021;

• “social security information” means information held by or on behalf of the Department and obtained as a result of, or for the purpose of, the exercise of the Department’s functions in relation to social security;

• “the standard rate” means a single payment of £200;

• “state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002^f5;

• “universal credit” means universal credit under Part 2 of the 2015 Order.