The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

4.—(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—

(a) in the appropriate places insert—

““child abuse payment” means a payment from a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of historic institutional child abuse in the United Kingdom;”;

““Windrush payment” means a payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020.”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.

(3) In paragraph 14(8) (persons residing with the claimant) of Schedule 2 (housing costs), after sub-paragraph (ba) insert—

“(bb) any child abuse payment;

(bc) any Windrush payment;”.

(4) In paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 (income from capital)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, child abuse payment, Windrush payment”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.

(1)

S.I. 2002/1792. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/618.