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The Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Winter Heating Assistance (Low Income) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 No. 16

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2.  In these Regulations—

the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012(1),

the 2018 Act” means the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018,

applicable amount” means—

(a)

in the case of income-related employment and support allowance, the claimant’s weekly applicable amount under regulations 67 to 70 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(2),

(b)

in the case of income support, the claimant’s weekly applicable amount under regulations 17 to 21AA of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(3),

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in the case of jobseeker’s allowance, the claimant’s weekly applicable amount under regulations 83 to 86C of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(4),

determination” means a determination of entitlement within the meaning of section 25 of the 2018 Act,

income-related employment and support allowance” means income-related employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(5),

income support” means income support under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(6),

qualifying week” means the week running from the first Monday in November in any year, and

winter heating payment” means winter heating assistance given in accordance with these Regulations.

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