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The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
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[F1State pension creditE+W+S
26B.—(1) Except where [F2paragraph (2) or regulation 26BA] applies, state pension credit shall be payable on Mondays, but subject [F3to regulation 21 where payment is by direct credit transfer].
(2) State pension credit shall be payable—
[F4(a)on the same day as any—
(i)state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014; or
(ii)retirement pension,
is payable to the claimant; or]
(b)on such other day of the week as the Secretary of State may, in the particular circumstances of the case, determine.
F5(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) [F6Subject to regulation 26BA, state pension credit] paid [F7otherwise than in accordance with regulation 21] shall be paid weekly in advance.
(5) Where the amount of state pension credit payable is less than £1.00 per week, the Secretary of State may direct that it shall be paid at such intervals, not exceeding 13 weeks, as may be specified in the direction.
F8(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F8(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
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F1Reg. 26B inserted (7.4.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3019), regs. 1(2)(a), 9 (with reg. 36(6))
F2Words in reg. 26B(1) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 6) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3229), regs. 1, 2(6)(a)
F3Words in reg. 26B(1) substituted (10.4.2006) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/832), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(a)
F4Reg. 26B(2)(a) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 9(13)
F5Reg. 26B(3) omitted (10.4.2006) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/832), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(b)
F6Words in reg. 26B(4) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 6) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3229), regs. 1, 2(6)(b)
F7Words in reg. 26B(4) substituted (10.4.2006) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/832), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(c)
F8Reg. 26B(6)(7) omitted (10.4.2006) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/832), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(d)
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