PART 5STATE PENSION CREDIT

State Pension Credit24.

(1)

The amounts as specified in the State Pension Credit Regulations shall be the amounts set out in this article and Schedule 13 to this Order; and unless stated otherwise, any reference in this article to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to the State Pension Credit Regulations bearing that number.

(2)

In regulation 675 (amount of the guarantee credit)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(a) for “£217.90” substitute “£222.05”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)(b) for “£142.70” substitute “£145.40”;

(c)

in paragraph (5)(a) for “£58.20” substitute “£59.50”;

(d)

in paragraph (5)(b) for “£116.40” substitute “£119.00”; and

(e)

in paragraph (8) for “£32.60” substitute “£33.30”.

(3)

In regulation 776 (savings credit)—

(a)

in paragraph (1) “60 per cent.”, “60 per cent.” and “40 per cent.” in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) respectively remain unchanged; and

(b)

in paragraph (2) for “£111.80” and “£178.35” substitute “£115.30” and “£183.90” respectively.

(4)

In paragraph 14 of Schedule II77 (persons residing with the claimant)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£73.85” substitute “£87.75”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£11.45” substitute “£13.60”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£124.00” substitute “£126.00”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£124.00”, “£183.00” and “£26.25” substitute “£126.00”, “£186.00” and “£31.25” respectively;

(e)

in sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£183.00”, “£238.00” and “£36.10” substitute “£186.00”, “£242.00” and “£42.90” respectively;

(f)

in sub-paragraph (2)(d) for “£238.00”, “£316.00” and “£59.05” substitute “£242.00”, “£322.00” and “£70.20” respectively; and

(g)

in sub-paragraph (2)(e) for “£316.00”, “£394.00” and “£67.25” substitute “£322.00”, “£401.00” and “£79.95” respectively.

(5)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule III78 (polygamous marriages)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (5) for “£217.90” and “£75.20” substitute “£222.05” and “£76.65” respectively; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (7) for “£178.35” substitute “£183.90”.

(6)

The amounts specified in any provision of the State Pension Credit Regulations set out in column (1) of Schedule 13 to this Order are the amounts set out in column (2) of that Schedule.