Paragraph 10 F1

(1)

The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—

(a)

in the definition of “claimant” after “universal credit” insert “or who is in receipt of owner-occupier loan payments”;

(b)

in the appropriate place insert—

““owner-occupier loan payments” means loan payments made under the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017;”.

(3)

In regulation 1A (prescribed description of persons)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

omit “or” between sub-paragraphs (d) and (e);

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“; or
(f)
owner-occupier loan payments and is treated as entitled to a benefit specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).”;

(b)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

in the opening words for “(d) or (e)” substitute “(d), (e) or (f)”;

(ii)

omit “or” between sub-paragraphs (e) and (f);

(iii)

after sub-paragraph (f) insert—

“; or
(g)
where P has been awarded owner-occupier loan payments, P’s applicable amount, if P were entitled to a benefit specified in paragraph (2)(b) to (d), would include one or more of the premiums specified in—
(aa)
where P is treated as entitled to income support, paragraphs 9 to 14 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the General Regulations;
(bb)
where P is treated as entitled to jobseeker’s allowance, paragraphs 10 to 16 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;
(cc)
where P is treated as entitled to employment and support allowance, paragraphs 5 to 7 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008.”;

(c)

after paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)
In paragraph (3), a person being treated as entitled to a benefit has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(2)(aa) of the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017.”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 5 paras. 7-10 inserted (5.4.2018) by The Loans for Mortgage Interest and Social Fund Maternity Grant (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/307), regs. 1(3), 2(18)(e)

Notes on Part 1

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 5 Pt. 1 heading inserted (5.4.2018) by The Loans for Mortgage Interest and Social Fund Maternity Grant (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/307), regs. 1(3), 2(18)(a)