These Regulations may be cited as the Age-Related Payments Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st September 2005.

In these Regulations—

• “guarantee credit” and “savings credit” have the meanings given by section 17 of the State Pension Credit Act 20023;

• “qualifying individual”—

  1. a

     in Part 2 means an individual who—

     1. i

        is ordinarily resident in Great Britain on at least one day in the relevant week;

     2. ii

        attains the age of 65 years on or before the last day of the relevant week; and

     3. iii

        is—

        1. aa

           single and not in receipt of guarantee credit; or

        2. bb

           part of a couple of which neither member is in receipt of guarantee credit; and

  2. b

     in Part 3 means an individual who—

     1. i

        is ordinarily resident in Great Britain on at least one day in the relevant week;

     2. ii

        attains the age of 70 years on or before the last day of the relevant week; and

     3. iii

        is—

        1. aa

           single and in receipt of guarantee credit; or

        2. bb

           part of a couple of which either member is in receipt of guarantee credit; and

• “the relevant week” means the week beginning with Monday 19th September 2005 and ending with Sunday 25th September 2005.

These Regulations shall apply, with any necessary modifications, to the parties to a polygamous marriage as if they together formed one couple.