PART 5STATE PENSION CREDIT

State pension credit29.

(1)

The sums specified in the State Pension Credit Regulations shall be the sums set out in this Article, and unless stated otherwise, a reference in this Article to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation of, or Schedule to, the State Pension Credit Regulations bearing that number.

(2)

In regulation 680 (amount of the guarantee credit)—

(a)

in paragraph (1) for “£306.85” and “£201.05” substitute “£332.95” and “£218.15” respectively;

(b)

in paragraph (5) for “£76.40” and “£152.80” substitute “£81.50” and “£163.00” respectively; and

(c)

in paragraph (8) for “£42.75” substitute “£45.60”.

(3)

In regulation 7(2)81 (savings credit) for “£174.49” and “£277.12” substitute “£189.80” and “£301.22” respectively.

(4)

In paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (housing costs: persons residing with the claimant)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)82 for “£116.75” and “£18.10” substitute “£124.55” and “£19.30” respectively; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2)83—

(i)

in head (a) for “£162.00” substitute “£176.00”,

(ii)

in head (b) for “£162.00”, “£236.00” and “£41.60” substitute “£176.00”, “£256.00” and “£44.40” respectively,

(iii)

in head (c) for “£236.00”, “£308.00” and “£57.10” substitute “£256.00”, “£334.00” and “£60.95” respectively,

(iv)

in head (d) for “£308.00”, “£410.00” and “£93.40” substitute “£334.00”, “£445.00” and “£99.65” respectively, and

(v)

in head (e) for “£410.00”, “£511.00” and “£106.35” substitute “£445.00”, “£554.00” and “£113.50” respectively.

(5)

In paragraph 9 of Schedule 2A84 (additional amount applicable for claimants responsible for a child or qualifying young person: amount of additional payment)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£61.88” substitute “£66.29”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b)—

(i)

for “£33.67” substitute “£35.93”, and

(ii)

for “£104.86” substitute “£112.21”.

(6)

In paragraph 10 of Schedule 2A (additional amount applicable for claimants responsible for a child or qualifying young person: amount for the eldest child or qualifying young person born before 6th April 2017) for “£72.31” substitute “£76.79”.

(7)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 385 (special groups: polygamous marriages)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (5), in the substituted regulation 6(1), for “£306.85” and “£105.80” substitute “£332.95” and “£114.80” respectively; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (7), in the substituted regulation 7(2), for “£277.12” substitute “£301.22”.