Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations 1988 No. 1724 by increasing with effect from 1st November 1994 the prescribed amount payable in respect of each period of cold weather from £6 to £7. They amend Schedule 1 to those Regulations making changes to the areas linked to national climatological message stations by way of Post Office postcodes and also make additions to Table 1 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations which identifies postcode areas by reference to maps produced by Datamaps Ltd.

A person may establish the current postcode for his address by contacting any post office.

These Regulations do not impose a charge upon businesses.