Where, as a result of the alteration, the amount of state pension credit to which the recipient is entitled is increased or reduced, then, as from the commencing date, the amount of state pension credit payable in the case of the recipient under the award shall be the increased or reduced amount, without any further decision of the Secretary of State; and the award shall have effect accordingly.

Where, notwithstanding the alteration, the recipient continues on and after the commencing date to be entitled to the same amount of state pension credit as before, the award shall continue in force accordingly.

In this section—

• “alteration” means—

  1. a

     in relation to any component of state pension credit, its alteration by or under any enactment;

  2. b

     in relation to a person's benefit income, the alteration of any of the sums referred to in section 150 F7or 150A above by any enactment or by an order under section 150F8, 150A or 152 above to the extent that any such alteration affects the amount of his benefit income;

  3. c

     in relation to any component of a contribution-based jobseeker's allowance, its alteration by or under any enactment; and

  4. d

     in relation to a person's war disablement pension or war widow's or widower's pension, its alteration by or under any enactment;

• “benefit income”, in relation to a person, means so much of his income as consists of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act F11or personal independence payment;

• “the commencing date”, in relation to an alteration, means the date on which the alteration comes into force in relation to the recipient;

• “component”—

  1. a

     in relation to contribution-based jobseeker's allowance, means any of the sums specified in regulations under the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) which are relevant in calculating the amount payable by way of a jobseeker's allowance;

  2. b

     in relation to state pension credit, means any of the sums specified in regulations under section 2, 3 or 12 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002;

  3. c

     F9in relation to a contributory employment and support allowance, means any of the sums specified in regulations under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 which are relevant in calculating the amount payable by way of a contributory employment and support allowance;

• “war disablement pension” means—

  1. a

     any retired pay, pension or allowance granted in respect of disablement under powers conferred by or under—

     1. i

        the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 (c. 51);

     2. ii

        the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act 1939 (c. 82);

     3. iii

        the Pensions (Navy, Army, Air Force and Mercantile Marine) Act 1939 (c. 83);

     4. iv

        the Polish Resettlement Act 1947 (c. 19); or

     5. v

        Part 7 or section 151 of the Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9); or

  2. b

     without prejudice to paragraph (a), any retired pay or pension to which F1any of paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 641(1) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 applies;

• “war widow's or widower's pension” means—

  1. a

     F4any widow's, widower’s or surviving civil partner's pension or allowance granted in respect of a death due to service or war injury and payable by virtue of any enactment mentioned in paragraph (a) of the definition of “war disablement pension”; or

  2. b

     a pension or allowance for a F5widow, widower or surviving civil partner granted under any scheme mentioned in F2section 641(1)(e) or (f) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003.