# The Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Amendment Regulations 1987, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations further amend the Supplementary Benefit (Single Payments) Regulations 1981 relating to single payments for exceptionally cold weather. They substitute for the average temperature of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius; and for the purposes of a claim made under regulation 26A in respect of a period of 7 days ending on 25th January 1987, they provide for the average temperature to be treated as equal to minus 1.5 degrees Celsius.
These Regulations will be referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee under section 61(2) of the Social Security Act 1986.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/36/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supplementary-benefit-single-payments-amendment-regulations-1987/note
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