The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022

PART 5 STATE PENSION CREDIT

State pension credit

29.—(1) The sums specified in the State Pension Credit Regulations shall be the sums set out in this Article, and unless stated otherwise, a reference in this Article to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation of, or Schedule to, the State Pension Credit Regulations bearing that number.

(2) In regulation 6(1) (amount of the guarantee credit)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “£270.30” and “£177.10” substitute “£278.70” and “£182.60” respectively;

(b) in paragraph (5) for “£67.30” and “£134.60” substitute “£69.40” and “£138.80” respectively; and

(c) in paragraph (8) for “£37.70” substitute “£38.85”.

(3) In regulation 7(2)(2) (savings credit) for “£153.70” and “£244.12” substitute “£158.47” and “£251.70” respectively.

(4) In paragraph 8(2) of Schedule 2(3) (general provisions applying to housing costs) as it has effect in a case falling within regulation 20 of the Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations the sum of £100,000 remains the same.

(5) In paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (housing costs: persons residing with the claimant)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(4) for “£102.85” and “£15.95” substitute “£106.05” and “£16.45” respectively; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(5)—

(i) in head (a) for “£149.00” substitute “£154.00”,

(ii) in head (b) for “£149.00”, “£217.00” and “£36.65” substitute “£154.00”, “£224.00” and “£37.80” respectively,

(iii) in head (c) for “£217.00”, “£283.00” and “£50.30” substitute “£224.00”, “£292.00” and “£51.85” respectively,

(iv) in head (d) for “£283.00”, “£377.00” and “£82.30” substitute “£292.00”, “£389.00” and “£84.85” respectively, and

(v) in head (e) for “£377.00”, “£469.00” and “£93.70” substitute “£389.00”, “£484.00” and “£96.60” respectively.

(6) In paragraph 9 of Schedule 2A(6) (additional amount applicable for claimants responsible for a child or qualifying young person: amount of additional payment)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£54.60” substitute “£56.35”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b)—

(i) for “£29.66” substitute “£30.58”, and

(ii) for “£92.54” substitute “£95.48”.

(7) In paragraph 10 of Schedule 2A (additional amount applicable for claimants responsible for a child or qualifying young person: amount for the eldest child or qualifying young person born before 6th April 2017) for “£65.10” substitute “£66.85”.

(8) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3(7) (special groups: polygamous marriages)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (5), in the substituted regulation 6(1), for “£270.30” and “£93.20” substitute “£278.70” and “£96.10” respectively; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (7), in the substituted regulation 7(2), for “£244.12” substitute “£251.70”.

(1)

Regulation 6 was amended by regulation 31(3) of S.R. 2016 No. 236, regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2018 No. 135 and Article 30(2) of S.R. 2022 No. 143

(2)

Regulation 7 was amended by Article 30(3) of S.R. 2022 No. 143

(3)

See S.R. 2008 No. 503; which modifies paragraph 8(2) so that it applies as if the reference to “£100,000” were to “£200,000” in relation to certain persons. Paragraph 8 was omitted by paragraph 3(c) of Schedule 5 to S.R. 2017 No. 176 but remains in effect for certain cases under regulations 19, 19A or 20 of that rule

(4)

Sub-paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 6(5)(b)(i) of S.R. 2004 No. 394 and Article 30(5)(a) of S.R. 2022 No. 143

(5)

Sub-paragraph (2) was amended by regulation 14(5)(a) of S.R. 2006 No. 359 which was superseded by Article 24(4)(b)(ii) of S.R. 2017 No. 187 and Article 30(5)(b) of S.R. 2022 No. 143

(6)

Schedule 2A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2018 No. 135 and paragraph 9 was amend ed by Article 30(6) of S.R. 2022 No. 143

(7)

Paragraph 1(5) and (7) was amended by Article 30(8) of S.R. 2022 No. 143