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

Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

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

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

(a) after the definition of “the Independent Living Fund (2006)” 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” for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(3) In Schedule 2 (housing costs), in paragraph 14(8), after paragraph (bd) insert—

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

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

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

(1)

S.I. 2002/1792; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/1141, 2005/2877, 3391, 2007/2538, 2010/641, 2011/2425, 2017/329, 689, 870, 2020/618, 2021/1405, 2023/640, 1144.