The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

12.—(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 29 (meaning of “income”)—

(a) in paragraph (3), after “prescribed under paragraph (1)” insert “, or retirement pension income to which section 16(1)(za) to (e) of the State Pension Credit Act applies,”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(2), after sub-paragraph (d) add—

“(e) section 14 of the Pensions Act 2014 (pension sharing: reduction in the sharer’s section 4 pension);

(f) section 45B or 55B of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (reduction of additional pension in Category A retirement pension and shared additional pension: pension sharing).”.

(3) In regulation 41(5) (notional income)(3), for “maximum amount of income which may be withdrawn from the fund” substitute “rate of the annuity which may have been purchased with the fund”.

(4) In regulation 67(7)(b) (evidence and information)(4)—

(a) in paragraph (i), for “maximum amount of income which may be withdrawn from the scheme” substitute “rate of the annuity which may have been purchased with the funds held under the scheme”;

(b) in paragraph (ii), for “maximum amount of income which might be withdrawn from the fund” substitute “rate of the annuity which might have been purchased with the fund”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/214.

(2)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2008/1082.

(3)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2007/1749.

(4)

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2007/1749.