The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment No.2 Regulations 1991

In regulation 1(2) of the Cold Weather Payments Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation)^f1—

For regulation2 of the Cold Weather Payments Regulations (prescribed circumstances)^f1 there shall be substituted the following Regulation—

“Prescribed circumstances

2

(1)

The prescribed circumstances in which a payment may be made out of the social fund to meet expenses for heating under section32(2A) of the Act are—

(a)

subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5)—

(i)

there is a recorded period of cold weather at a station described in column (1) of Schedule1 to these Regulations or, if that station is unable to provide temperature information for the period in question, the nearest such station to that station able to provide temperature information for that period; or

(ii)

there is a forecasted period of cold weather at a station described in column (1) of Schedule1 to these Regulations; and

(b)

the home of the claimant is, or by virtue of paragraph(2)(b) is treated as, situated in a Post Office postcode area in respect of which the first mentioned station in sub-paragraph(a)(i) or the station mentioned in sub-paragraph(a)(ii) of this paragraph, as the case may be, is the designated station; and

(c)

the claimant has been awarded income support in respect of at least one day during the recorded or the forecasted period of cold weather and either—

(i)

the claimant’s applicable amount includes one or more of the premiums specified in paragraphs9 to 14 of PartIII of Schedule2 to the General Regulations; or

(ii)

a member of the claimant’s family is aged less than 5.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)

the station described in column(1) of Schedule1 to these Regulations is the designated station for the Post Office postcode areas described in the corresponding paragraph in column(2) of that Schedule;

(b)

where the home of the claimant is not situated within a Post Office postcode area described in column(2) of that Schedule, it shall be treated as situated within the Post Office postcode area nearest to it described in that column.

(3)

Subject to paragraphs(4) and (5) where a recorded period of cold weather is joined by an overlap period to a forecasted period of cold weather a payment under paragraph (1) may only be made in respect of the forecasted period of cold weather

(4)

Where—

(a)

there is a continuous period of forecasted periods of cold weather and recorded periods of cold weather, each of which is linked by an overlap period; and

(b)

the total number of recorded periods of cold weather during that continuous period is greater than the total number of forecasted periods of cold weather,

a payment in respect of the last recorded period of cold weather may also be made under paragraph(1).

(5)

Where—

(a)

a claimant satisfies the prescribed circumstances for a payment under paragraph(1) above in respect of a recorded period of cold weather; and

(b)

a payment in respect of the recorded period of cold weather does not fall to be made by virtue of paragraph(4); and

(c)

the claimant does not satisfy the prescribed circumstances in paragraph(1)(c) above in respect of the forecasted period of cold weather which is linked to the recorded period of cold weather by an overlap period,

a payment in respect of that recorded period of cold weather may also be made under paragraph(1).”.

In regulation 3 of the cold weather payments Regulations (prescribed amount)^f1 the words “Subject to regulation 4,” shall be omitted.

Regulation 4 of the Cold Weather Payments Regulations (effect and calculation of capital)^f1 shall be deleted.

For the Schedule to the Cold Weather Payments Regulations^f1 there shall be substituted the Schedules set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

“SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2

Column (1)	Column (2)
National Climatological Message Station	Description of Post Office postcode area
1 ABERDEEN AIRPORT	AB1–3, AB20, AB22, AB23, AB30, AB32, AB41–43, AB51–54. DD8–11. PH11.
2 ABERPORTH	SA38–40, SA43–48. SY23–25.
3 AUGHTON	CH5–8. FY1–8. L1–49, L60–66. LA1, that part of LA2 which consists of sectors: LA2 6, LA2 9, LA2 0, LA3, LA4. LL15–19, LL22. PR1–9. WA9–12.
4 AVIEMORE	AB31, AB33–37. IV4, IV6, IV13. PH18–26.
5 BEDFORD ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT	LU1–7. MK1–19, MK40–46. NN1–18. PE8. SG15–19.
6 BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT	B1–21, B23–38, B40, B42–50, B60–76, B80, B90–98. CV1–8, CV10–12, CV21–23, CV31–37. DY1–13. WR1–15. WS1–6, WS8–10. WV1–4, WV9–14.
7 BOSCOMBE DOWN	BA12. SO20. SN9. SP1–5, SP7–11.
8 BOULMER	NE22–24, NE61–71. TD3–5, TD10–15.
9 BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT	BH1–25, BH31. DT1–8, DT10, DT11. SP6.
10 BRAWDY	SA35–37, SA41, SA42, SA61–73.
11 BRIZE NORTON	GL1–8, GL10, GL11, GL14–20, GL50–56. HP17–22. OX1–18, OX20. SN7.
12 CARLISLE	CA1–11, CA15–17. LA6–10, LA22, LA23.
13 CHIVENOR	EX1–12, EX15–23, EX31–39. PL16. TQ1–6, TQ9–14.
14 CILFYNYDD	That part of CF8 which consists of sectors: CF8 1, CF8 2, CF8 3, CF8 7, CF37–40. That part of NP1 which consists of sectors: NP1 4, NP1 5, NP1 6, NP1 7, NP1 8, NP4, NP5, NP7, NP44.
15 COLTISHALL	IP18, IP24. NR1–18, NR24–35.
16 CONINGSBY	That part of LN4 which consists of sector LN4 4, LN10, LN12, LN13. PE11, PE12, PE20–25.
17 CULDROSE	TR12, TR13, TR17–27.
18 CWMBARGOED	That part of CF8 which consists of sectors: CF8 8, CF8 9, CF41–48. LD3. NP2, NP3, NP8.
19 DUMFRIES (DRUNGANS)	DG1, DG2, DG5–7, DG11, DG12.
20 DUNKESWELL	EX13, EX14.
21 EASTHAMPSTEAD	GU11, GU13, GU14, GU17, GU26, GU30, GU34, GU35. RG1–17, RG21–28.
22 EDINBURGH AIRPORT	EH1–37, EH39–42, EH47–49, EH51–55. FK1–21. KY3, KY4, KY11, KY12.
23 ESKDALEMUIR	DG3, DG4, DG10, DG13, DG14. EH38, EH43–46. ML12. TD1, TD2, TD6–9.
24 ESKMEALS	CA12–14, CA18–28. LA5, LA11–21.
25 FINNINGLEY	DN1–14. S1–5, S7–14, S17, S19, S31, S60–66, S70–75.
26 GATWICK AIRPORT	CR3, CR5, CR6. GU5–10, GU27–29, GU31. KT20. RH1–19. SM7. TN1–4, TN8–18.
27 GLASGOW AIRPORT	G1–5, G11–15, G20–23, G31–34, G40–46, G51–53, G60–69, G71–78, G81–84. ML1–11. PA1–27, PA32, PA33, PA35, PA36.
28 HEATHROW AIRPORT	AL1–5, AL9, AL10. BR1–4, BR6, BR7. CR0, CR2, CR4, CR7, CR8. E1–18. EC1–4. EN1–11. GU1–4, GU12, GU15, GU16, GU18–25. HA0–9. HP1–16, HP23. IG1–11. KT1–19, KT21–24. N1–22. NW1–11. SE1–28. SL0–9. SM1–6. SW1–20. TW1–20. UB1–10. W1–14. WC1, WC2. WD1–7.
29 HERSTMONCEUX	BN1–18, BN20–27, BN41–45. RH20. TN5–7, TN19–22, TN31–40.
30 HONINGTON	CB8, CB9. CO10. IP7, IP20–23, IP27–33.
31 KINLOSS AB38, AB44, AB45, AB55, AB56. IV1–3, IV5, IV7–12, IV14–20, IV30–32, IV36. PA38–40. PH30–35, PH37.
32 KIRKWALL	KW15–17.
33 LEEDS WEATHER CENTRE	BD1–12, BD14, BD19. HD1, HD2, HD4, HD5, HD8. HG1–5. LS1–28. WF1–17. YO1–5, YO8.
34 LEEMING	DH1–3, DH6–9. DL1–17. NE1–13, NE15–21, NE28, NE39–49. TS1–5, TS7–9, TS14–23. YO6, YO7.
35 LERWICK	ZE1–3.
36 LEUCHARS	DD1–7. KY1–2, KY5–10, KY13–16. PH1–10, PH12–17.
37 LYNEHAM	BA13–15. SN1–6, SN8, SN10–16.
38 MACHRIHANISH	PA28–31, PA41–49, PA60, PA61.
39 MANCHESTER AIRPORT	BB1–3, BB5–7. BL0–9. CH1–4. CW1–12. That part of LA2 which consists of sectors: LA2 7, LA2 8. M1–35. OL1, OL2, OL4–12, OL16. SK1–11, SK15, SK16. SY14. WA1–8, WA13–16. WN1–8.
40 MANSTON	BR5, BR8. CT1–21. DA1–18. ME1–20. TN23–30.
41 MARHAM	IP25, IP26. NR19–23. PE13, PE14, PE30–38.
42 MOUNT BATTEN	PL1–12, PL14, PL17–21. TQ7, TQ8.
43 MUMBLES	SA1–20, SA31–34.
44 PRESTWICK	KA1–30.
45 RHOOSE	BA1–3, BA11. BS1–27. CF1–7, CF31–36. GL9, GL12, GL13. That part of NP1 which consists of sectors: NP1 0, NP1 9, NP6, NP9.
46 ST MAWGAN	PL13, PL15, PL22–35. TR1–11, TR14–16.
47 SHAWBURY	B77–79. DY14. HR1–9. LD1, LD2, LD4–8. LL11–14, LL20, LL21. ST1–13, ST15–21. SY1–13, SY15–19, SY21, SY22. TF1–13. WS7, WS11–15. WV5–8, WV15, WV16.
48 SOUTHAMPTON WEATHER CENTRE	GU32, GU33. PO1–22, PO30–41. SO1–5, SO21–24, SO41–43, SO51, SO52.
49 STANSTED	AL6–8. CB10, CB11. CM0–24. CO8, CO9. RM1–18. SG1–14. SS0–9, SS11–17.
50 STORNOWAY	PA80–88.
51 TIREE IV21–23,	IV26, IV40–49, IV51–56. PA34, PA37, PA62–78. PH36, PH38–44.
52 TRAWSFYNYDD	LL23, LL35–49, LL51, LL52. SY20.
53 TYNEMOUTH	DH4, DH5. NE25–27, NE29–38. SR1–8. TS27–29.
54 VALLEY	LL24–34, LL53–78.
55 WADDINGTON	DN15–21, DN31–40. HU1–20. LN1–3, that part of LN4 which consists of sectors: LN4 1, LN4 2, LN4 3, LN5–9, LN11. NG23, NG24, NG31–34. PE9, PE10.
56 WATNALL	CV9, CV13. DE1–7, DE11–15, DE55. DN22. LE1–17. NG1–22, NG25. S18, S40–45, S80, S81. ST14.
57 WATTISHAM	CO1–7, CO11–16. IP1–6, IP8–17, IP19.
58 WHITBY COASTGUARD	TS6, TS10–13, TS24–26. YO11–18, YO21, YO22, YO25.
59 WHITHORN	DG8, DG9.
60 WICK	IV24, IV25, IV27, IV28. KW1–3, KW5–14.
61 WILSDEN	BB4, BB8–12. BD13, BD15–18, BD20–24. HD3, HD6, HD7. HX1–7. LS29. OL3, OL13–15. S6, S30. SK12–14, SK17.
62 WYTON	CB1–7. PE1–7, PE15–19.
63 YEOVILTON	BA4–10, BA16, BA20–22. BS28. DT9. TA1–24.

SCHEDULE 2

DEFINITION OF POST OFFICE POSTCODE AREA

Regulation 1(2)

1

(1)

In these Regulations, “Post Office postcode area” means, except in the cases where sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply, that part of Great Britain which is described in the Postcode Atlas of Great Britain and Northern Ireland^f1 as being the part identified by the postcode in question.

(2)

This sub-paragraph applies to those parts of Great Britain which are described in the relevant postcode maps for that part^f2 referred to in Table 1 below and are identified by the postcode in question—

Table 1

Postcodes	Map No.	Map Area	ISBN No.	Year of Publication
CF8	12	Cardiff & Glamorgan	07028 0512 28.99	1988
LA2	31	Lancashire	07028 0531 98.99	1987
LN4f3	25 &	Fenland	07028 0525 48.99	1987
	30	Lincoln	07028 0530 08.99	1987
NP1	13	Hereford & Gloucester	07028 0513 08.99	1987

(3)

This sub-paragraph applies to those parts of Great Britain which are described in the relevant postcode maps for that part referred to in Table 2 below and are identified by the postcode in question^f4—

Table 2

Postcodes	Map No.	Map Area	Year of Publication
BH21, BH31	5	New Forest & Isle of Wight	1991
CR2–8	9	London & Surrey	1991
OX5, OX7–10, OX18, OX20	14	Oxford	1991
AB30–31, AB34	52	Aberdeen & Deeside	1991
AB4, AB38, AB41–45, AB52–53, AB55–56	56	Buchan & Gordon	1991
AB2–3, AB5, AB20, AB22–23, AB32–33, AB35–37, AB51, AB54f5	52 &	Aberdeen & Deeside	1991
	56	Buckan & Gordon	1991

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)