PART III AMENDMENTS TO THE DECISIONS AND APPEALS REGULATIONS

Amendment of regulation 116.

In regulation 1(3) (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition of “the Arrears, Interest and Adjustment of Maintenance Assessment Regulations”, insert—

““assessed income period” is to be construed in accordance with sections 6 and 9 of the State Pension Credit Act;”;

(b)

in the definition of “claimant” for the words “or section 35(1) of the Jobseekers Act”, substitute “ section 35(1) of the Jobseekers Act or section 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act ”;

(c)

after the definition of “relevant credit”M1, insert the following definitions—

““state pension credit” means the benefit payable under the State Pension Credit Act;

“State Pension Credit Act” means the State Pension Credit Act 2002 M2;

“State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M3;”.