
2025 No. 45
Financial Assistance
The Emergency Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Made 7th March 2025
Coming into operation 18th March 2025

The First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, made on 17th December 2024 a determination under section 1(1) of the Financial Assistance Act (Northern Ireland) 2009; and, acting jointly, they have designated the Department for Communities as the relevant department under section 1(3)(a) of that Act.
Accordingly, the Department for Communities, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2), 3 and 4 of that Act.

In accordance with section 1(4) of that Act, the Executive Office approves the making of these Regulations.
Citation and commencement
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These Regulations may be cited as the Emergency Fuel Payment (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 18th March 2025.
Amendment of the Emergency Fuel Payment Regulations
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(1) The Emergency Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In paragraph 2(2)(b) of Schedule 1 (Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2025), after “Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment” add “in accordance with the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024”.
(3) At the end of paragraph 2(3)(b)(iv) of Schedule 1, omit the word “and”.
(4) In paragraph 2(3)(c) of Schedule 1, for “United Kingdom” substitute “Northern Ireland, with an applicable Northern Ireland postal address as determined by official government pension records; and”.
(5) After paragraph 2(3)(c) of Schedule 1, add—“
(d) not entitled to a Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment in accordance with the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 7th March 2025.
(L.S.)David Tarr
A senior officer of the Department for Communities
The Executive Office approves these Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Executive Office on 7th March 2025.
(L.S.)Neill Jackson
A senior officer of the Executive Office
