State Pension Credit Act 2002

Part 1 E+W+S Amendments of the Administration Act

Introductory E+W+S

1 Part 1 of the Administration Act (claims, evidence, and regulations about claims and payment) is amended as follows.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(3); Sch. 1 in force for certain purposes at 2.7.2002 by S.I. 2002/1691, art. 2

I2 Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 7.4.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/966, art. 2(a)

Entitlement dependent on making of claim etc E+W+S

2 In section 1 (which makes entitlement dependent on the making of a claim and production etc of national insurance numbers and other evidence, and limits backdating to 12 months etc) in subsection (4) (benefits to which the section applies) after “(aa) a jobseeker’s allowance;” insert—

“(ab) state pension credit;”.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 1 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(3); Sch. 1 in force for certain purposes at 2.7.2002 by S.I. 2002/1691, art. 2

I4 Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 7.4.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/966, art. 2(a)

Power by regulations to make rules relating to claims, time limits, evidence etc E+W+S

3 (1) Section 5 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) (benefits to which the section applies) after paragraph (aa) insert—

“(ab) state pension credit;”.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) The references in paragraphs (h) and (hh) of subsection (1) above to information or evidence needed for the determination of a claim or of any question arising in connection with a claim or (as the case may be) for a determination whether a decision on an award should be revised or should be superseded, includes, in the case of state pension credit, a reference to information or evidence as to the likelihood of future changes in a person’s circumstances which is needed for determining—

(a) whether a period should be specified as an assessed income period under section 6 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 in relation to any decision; and

(b) if so, the length of the period to be so specified.”

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 1 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 22(3); Sch. 1 in force for certain purposes at 2.7.2002 by S.I. 2002/1691, art. 2

I6 Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 7.4.2003 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2003/966, art. 2(a)