The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

20.—(1) Any amount paid—

(a) by way of arrears of benefit;

(b) by way of compensation for the late payment of benefit; or

(c) in lieu of the payment of benefit.

[F1 (d) any payment made by a local authority (including in England a county council), or by the National Assembly for Wales, to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to a service which is provided to develop or sustain the capacity of the claimant or his partner to live independently in his accommodation.]

(2) In paragraph (1), “benefit” means—

(a) attendance allowance under section 64 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(b) disability living allowance;

(c) income support;

(d) income-based jobseeker’s allowance;

(e) housing benefit;

(f) state pension credit;

F2 (g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3 (h) an increase of a disablement pension under section 104 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (increase where constant attendance needed), and any further increase of such a pension under section 105 of that Act (increase for exceptionally severe disablement);]

(i) any amount included on account of the claimant’s exceptionally severe disablement [F4 or need for constant attendance,] in a war disablement pension or a war widow’s or widower’s pension.

[F5 (j) council tax benefit;

(k) social fund payments;

(l) child benefit;

F6 (m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(n) child tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. V para. 20(1)(d) substituted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2274), regs. 1, 2(12)(d)

F2 Sch. V para. 20(2)(g) omitted (6.10.2003) by virtue of The State Pension Credit (Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2274), regs. 1, 2(12)(e)(i)

F3 Sch. V para. 20(2)(h) substituted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2274), regs. 1, 2(12)(e)(ii)

F4 Words in Sch. V para. 20(2)(i) inserted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2274), regs. 1, 2(12)(e)(iii)

F5 Sch. V para 20(2)(j)-(n) added (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3019), regs. 1(2)(b), 23(o)(iii)(bb)

F6 Sch. V para. 20(2)(m) omitted (6.10.2003) by virtue of The State Pension Credit (Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2274), regs. 1, 2(12)(e)(iv)