Regulation 4 Amendment of regulation 4 of the Cold Weather Payments Regulations

For regulation 4(1) of the Cold Weather Payments Regulations (effect and calculation of capital) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

“4

(1)

Where–

(a)

the claimant or his partner is aged 60 or over and the claimant has capital which is in excess of £1,000; or

(b)

the claimant is or, if he has a partner, both he and his partner are, aged under 60 and the claimant has capital which is in excess of £500,

a payment in respect of a period of cold weather which, but for this regulation, would be payable, shall be payable only if, and to the extent that, the amount of the payment is more than the excess.”.