# The Energy Payment Support Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022, Paragraph 1: Citation and interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Energy Payment Support Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2022.
(2) In this Scheme:—
“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the 1995 Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
“the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007;
“the 2015 Order” means the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;
“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;
“universal credit” means universal credit under Part 2 of the 2015 Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2022/28/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-payment-support-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2022/schedule/paragraph-1
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