The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations N.I.

5.—(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” insert—

““LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” means a payment under the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Financial Recognition Scheme administered under the authority of the Secretary of State for Defence;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”(2) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(3) In paragraph 14(8) (persons residing with the claimant) of Schedule 2 (housing costs) after head (bd)(3) insert—

“(be) any LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment;”.

(4) In paragraph 15 (capital disregarded for the purpose of calculating income) of Schedule 5 (income from capital)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A)(4) for “or vaccine damage payment” substitute “, vaccine damage payment or LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”;

(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6)(5) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in operation at 28.2.2025, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

S.R. 2003 No. 28; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 2004 No. 213, S.R. 2005 Nos. 536 and 550, S.R. 2010 No. 69, S.R. 2011 No. 357, S.R. 2017 Nos. 205 and 219, S.R. 2020 No. 108, S.R. 2021 No. 345 and S.R. 2023 Nos. 97 and 184

(2)

The definition of “qualifying person” was amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2004 No. 213, regulation 6(2)(b) of S.R. 2005 No. 550, regulation 6(3)(a) of S.R. 2010 No. 69, regulation 14(2)(b) of S.R. 2011 No. 357, regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 2017 No. 205, regulation 5(2)(c) of S.R. 2017 No. 219, regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 2020 No. 108, regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 2021 No. 345, regulation 4(2)(c) of S.R. 2023 No. 97 and regulation 5(2)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 184

(3)

Head (bd) was inserted by regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(4)

Sub-paragraph (1A) was inserted by regulation 4(4)(a)(ii) of S.R. 2020 No. 108 and amended by regulation 4(4)(a) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and regulation 4(4)(a) of S.R. 2023 No. 97

(5)

Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) were amended by regulation 4(4)(b) of S.R. 2021 No. 345 and regulation 4(4)(b) of S.R. 2023 No. 97. Sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) were also amended by Article 2(3) of, and paragraph 30(5)(e) of Schedule 3 to S.R. 2005 No. 536, regulation 6(7) of S.R. 2010 No. 69 and regulation 4(4)(a)(iii) of S.R. 2020 No. 108. Sub-paragraph (6) was also amended by regulation 4(4)(a)(iv) of S.R. 2020 No. 108