[F1 Making a claim before attaining the qualifying ageE+W+S
4E.—(1) A claim for state pension credit may be made, and any claim made may be determined, at any time within the advance period.
(2) The advance period begins on the date which falls 4 months before the day on which the claimant attains the qualifying age and ends on the day before he attains that age.
(3) A person who makes a claim within the advance period which is defective may correct the defect at any time before the end of the advance period.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 4D–4F inserted (7.4.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3019), regs. 1(2)(a), 4(3)