# The Fuel Allowance Payments Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, Paragraph 1: Citation and interpretation


(1) This Scheme may be cited as the Fuel Allowance Payments Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2012.
(2) In this Scheme:—
“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;
“the higher rate” means a single payment of £100;
“a fuel allowance payment” means financial assistance provided under this Scheme;
“income support” means income support under section 123 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
“the qualifying week” means the week beginning with (and including) Monday 12th December 2011 and ending with Sunday 18th December 2011;
“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;
“state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002;
“the standard rate” means a single payment of £75.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/159/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fuel-allowance-payments-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/schedule/paragraph-1
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