The Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
These Regulations amend the Social Fund (Cold Weather Payments) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988 by—specifying the period during which forecasts are supplied by the Meteorological Office (regulation 2(a));providing that an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is to be a qualifying benefit for the purpose of obtaining a cold weather payment and providing a definition of income-based jobseeker’s allowance (regulations 2(b) and 3);providing that only weather stations accredited by the Meteorological Office may provide forecasts for the purposes of these Regulations (regulation 2(c));allowing forecasted periods of cold weather to be provided from the nearest weather station where the primary weather station is not available (regulation 4).