The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002

Amendment of regulation 32

11.  In regulation 32(1) (information to be given when obtaining payment of benefit)—

(a) in paragraph (3), after the words “income support”, insert “, state pension credit”; and

(b) at the end add—

“(6) This regulation shall apply in the case of state pension credit subject to the following modifications—

(a) at the end of an assessed income period, the information and evidence required to be notified in accordance with this regulation includes information and evidence as to the likelihood of future changes in the claimant’s circumstances needed to determine—

(i) whether a period should be specified as an assessed income period under section 6 of the 2002 Act in relation to any decision; and

(ii) if so, the length of the period to be so specified; and

(b) except to the extent that sub-paragraph (a) applies, changes to an element of the claimant’s retirement provision need not be notified if an assessed income period is current in his case.”.

(1)

Amended by S.I. 1992/2595, 1995/2303, 1996/1460 and 1999/2572.