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The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

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Version Superseded: 08/04/2013

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4.—(1) £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner—

(a)is in receipt of—

(i)long-term incapacity benefit under Section 30A of the 1992 ActM1;

(ii)severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act;

(iii)attendance allowance;

(iv)disability living allowance under section 71 to 76 of that Act;

(v)any mobility supplement under [F1article 20 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006] M2 (including such a supplement by virtue of any other scheme or order) or under article 25A of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983M3; F2...

[F3(vi)the disability element or the severe disability element of working tax credit under Schedule 2 to the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002; or]

[F4(vii)employment and support allowance; or]

(b)is or are registered as blind in a register compiled by a local authority under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 M4 (welfare services) or, in Scotland, has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a regional or islands council.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner has, within a period of 8 weeks ending on the day in respect of which the claimant first satisfies the conditions for entitlement to state pension credit, had an award of income support[F5, income-based jobseeker's allowance or income-related employment and support allowance] and—

(a)£20 was disregarded in respect of earnings taken into account in that award;

(b)the person whose earnings qualified for the disegard continues in employment after the termination of that award.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner, immediately before attaining pensionable age,—

(a)had an award of state pension credit; and

(b)a disregard under paragraph 4(1)(a)(i) or (ii) was taken into account in determining that award.

(4) The disregard of £20 specified in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) applies so long as there is no break, other a break which does not exceed 8 weeks,—

(a)in a case to which sub-paragraph (2) refers, in a person’s entitlement to state pension credit or in employment following the first day in respect of which state pension credit is awarded; or

(b)in a case where sub-paragraph (3) applies, in the person’s entitlement to state pension credit since attaining pensionable age.

F6(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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