The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

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Persons residing with the claimant

14.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the following deductions from the amount to be met under the preceding paragraphs of this Schedule in respect of housing costs shall be made—

[F1(a)in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over who is engaged in any remunerative work, £47.75;]

[F1(b)in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over to whom paragraph (a) does not apply, £7.40.]

(2) In the case of a non-dependant aged 18 or over to whom sub-paragraph [F2(1)(a)] applies because he is in remunerative work, where the claimant satisfies the Secretary of State that the non-dependant’s gross weekly income is—

(a)less than [F3£101.00] the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be the deduction specified in sub-paragraph (1)(c);

(b)not less than [F4£101.00] but less than [F4£150.00], the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be £17.00;

(c)not less than [F5£150.00] but less than [F5£194.00], the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be £23.35;

(d)not less than [F6£194.00] but less than [F6£258.00], the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be £38.20;

(e)not less than [F7£258.00] but less than [F7£322.00], the deduction to be made under this paragraph shall be £43.50.

(3) Only one deduction shall be made under this paragraph in respect of partners and where, but for this sub-paragraph, the amount that would fall to be deducted in respect of one partner is higher than the amount (if any) that would fall to be deducted in respect of the other partner, the higher amount shall be deducted.

(4) In applying the provisions of sub-paragraph (2) in the case of partners, only one deduction shall be made in respect of the partners based on the partners’ joint weekly income.

(5) Where a person is a non-dependant in respect of more than one joint occupier of a dwelling (except where the joint occupiers are partners), the deduction in respect of that non-dependant shall be apportioned between the joint occupiers (the amount so apportioned being rounded to the nearest penny) having regard to the number of joint occupiers and the proportion of the housing costs in respect of the dwelling occupied as the home payable by each of them.

(6) No deduction shall be made in respect of any non-dependants occupying the dwelling occupied as the home of the claimant, if the claimant or any partner of his is—

(a)registered as blind in a register compiled under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 M1 (welfare services) or, in Scotland, has been certified as blind and in consequence he is registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a regional or islands council, or who is within 28 weeks of ceasing to be so registered; or

(b)receiving in respect of himself either—

(i)an attendance allowance; or

(ii)the care component of the disability living allowance.

(7) No deduction shall be made in respect of a non-dependant—

(a)if, although he resides with the claimant, it appears to the Secretary of State that the dwelling occupied as his home is normally elsewhere; or

(b)if he is in receipt of a training allowance paid in connection with a Youth Training Scheme established under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 M2 or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 M3; or

(c)if he is a full-time student during a period of study or, if he is not in remunerative work, during a recognised summer vacation appropriate to his course; or

[F8(cc)if he is a full-time student and the claimant or his partner has attained the age of 65;]

(d)if he is aged under 25 and in receipt of income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance; or

(e)if he is not residing with the claimant because he has been a patient for a period in excess of [F952] weeks, or is a prisoner; and in calculating any period of [F952] weeks, any 2 or more distinct periods separated by one or more intervals each not exceeding 28 days shall be treated as a single period; [F10or]

[F11(f)if he is in receipt of state pension credit.]

(8) In the case of a non-dependant to whom sub-paragraph (1) applies because he is in remunerative work, there shall be disregarded from his gross income—

(a)any attendance allowance or disability living allowance received by him;

(b)any payment from the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust (“the Trusts”), the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds; and

(c)any payment in kind.

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. II para. 14(1)(a)(b) substituted for Sch. II para. 14(1)(a)-(c) (4.4.2005) by The Social Security (Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2327), regs. 1(1)(c), 7(5)(b)(i)

F2Word in Sch. 2 para. 14(2) substituted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3197), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. para. 9(g)(i)

F3Sch. II para. 14(2)(a) sum substituted (11.4.2005) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/522), arts. 1(2)(c), 26(4)(c)

F4Sch. II para. 14(2)(b) sums substituted (11.4.2005) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/522), arts. 1(2)(c), 26(4)(d)

F5Sch. II para. 14(2)(c) sums substituted (11.4.2005) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/522), arts. 1(2)(c), 26(4)(e)

F6Sch. II para. 14(2)(d) sums substituted (11.4.2005) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/522), arts. 1(2)(c), 26(4)(f)

F7Sch. II para. 14(2)(e) sums substituted (11.4.2005) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/522), arts. 1(2)(c), 26(4)(g)

F8Sch. II para. 14(7)(cc) inserted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3197), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. para. 9(g)(ii)

F9Word in Sch. 2 para. 14(7)(e) substituted (21.5.2003) by The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1195), regs. 1(a), 8(2)

F10Word in Sch. 2 para. 14(7)(e) inserted (4.4.2005) by The Social Security (Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2327), regs. 1(1)(c), 7(5)(aa)(b)(ii)