# The Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/2620 · made 6 October 1995

These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988 No. 1724) by increasing with effect from 1st November 1995 the prescribed amount payable in respect of each period of cold weather from 7 to 8.50. They amend Schedule 1 to those Regulations making changes to the areas linked to national climatological message stations by way of Post Office postcodes.

Made under: Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (Section 138, Section 175)

## Introductory text

SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 6th October 1995
Laid before Parliament 11th October 1995
Coming into force 1st November 1995
The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 138(2) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st November 1995.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988.

## 2 Amendment of regulation 3 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (prescribed amount) for the amount “£7” there shall be substituted the amount “£8.50”.

## 3 Amendment of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations

In Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (Post Office postcode areas assigned to designated National Climatological Message Stations)
(a) entries 25 (Finningley), 42 (Mount Batten), 52 (Trawsfynydd), 56 (Watnall) and 62 (Wyton) shall be omitted;
(b) for entries 6, 14, 21, 33, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 54 and 55 there shall be respectively substituted the entries in the Schedule to these Regulations;
(c) the new entry 11A (Capel Curig) specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, shall be inserted after entry 11 (Brize Norton);
(d) the new entry 61A (Wittering) specified in the Schedule to these Regulations, shall be inserted after entry 61 (Wilsden).

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Roger Evans
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
6th October 1995

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Column (1)
Column (2)
National Climatological Message Station
Identification of Post Code areas or parts thereof
6. BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT
DB1-21, B23-38, B40, B42-50, B60-76, B80, B90-98.
CV1-13, CV21-23, CV31-37.
DY1-13.
WR1-15.
WS1-6, WS8-10.
WV1-4, WV9-14.
11A. CAPEL CURIG
LL23-27, LL35-49, LL51, LL52.
SY20.
14. CILFYNYDD
CF8, CF37-48, CF81-83.
LD3
NP2-5, NP7, NP8, NP44.
That part of NP1 which consists of sectors: NP1 4, NP1 5, NP1 6, NP1 7, NP1 8.
21. EASTHAMPSTEAD
GU11, GU13, GU14, GU17, GU26, GU30, GU34, GU35.
RG1-17, RG20-28, RG30, RG31, RG40-42, RG45.
33. LEEDS WEATHER CENTRE
DE1-7, DE11-15, DE21-24, DE45, DE55, DE56, DE65, DE72-75.
That part of HD8 which consists of sectors: HD8 8, HD8 9. HG1-5.
LS1-28.
S1-14, S17-19, that part of S30 which consists of sectors: S30 3, S30 4, S31, S40-45, S60-66, S70-75.
WF1-17.
YO1-5, YO8.
45. RHOOSE
BA1-3, BA11.
BS1-27.
CF1-5, CF7, CF31-36, CF61-64, CF71, CF72.
GL9, GL12, GL13.
That part of NP1 which consists of sectors: NP1 0, NP1 9, NP6, NP9.
46. ST. MAWGAN
PL1-15, PL17-35.
TQ7, TQ8.
TR1-11, TR14-16.
47. SHAWBURY
B77-79.
DY14.
HR1-9.
LD1, LD2, LD4-8.
LL11-14, LL20, LL21.
ST1-14, ST15-21.
SY1-13, SY15-19, SY21, SY22.
TF1-13.
WS7, WS11-15.
WV5-8, WV15, WV16.
49. STANSTED
AL6-8.
CB10, CB11.
CM0-24.
CO8, CO9.
RM1-20.
SG1-14.
SS0-9, SS11-17.
50. STORNOWAY
HS1-9.
54. VALLEY
LL28-34, LL53-78.
55. WADDINGTON
DN1-22, DN31-40.
HU1-20.
LE1-18, LE65, LE67.
LN1-13.
NG1-25, NG31-34.
PE10-12, PE20-25.
61A. WITTERING
CB1-7.
LU1-7.
MK1-19, MK40-46.
NN1-18, NN29.
PE1-9, PE15-19.
SG15-19.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988 No. 1724) by increasing with effect from 1st November 1995 the prescribed amount payable in respect of each period of cold weather from 7 to 8.50. They amend Schedule 1 to those Regulations making changes to the areas linked to national climatological message stations by way of Post Office postcodes.
A person may establish the current postcode for his address by contacting any Post Office.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on businesses.

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