Amendment of the Incapacity Benefit Regulations4

1

The Incapacity Benefit Regulations are amended in accordance with this regulation.

2

In regulation 2112 (disregard of certain pension payments)—

a

after “reduction for pension payments” insert “and PPF periodic payments13”; and

b

after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

any PPF periodic payment made to a person as a beneficiary on the death of a person entitled to such a payment;

3

In regulation 22 (date from which pension payment is to be taken into account)—

a

after “reduction for pension payments” insert “and PPF periodic payments”; and

b

after “pension payment” insert “or PPF periodic payment”.

4

In regulation 23 (date from which the change in the rate of pension takes effect)—

a

after “Where pension payments” insert “or PPF periodic payments”; and

b

after “pension payment” insert “or PPF periodic payment”.

5

In regulation 24 (pension payment made other than weekly)—

a

in paragraphs (1) and (2) after “pension payment” in each place where those words appear insert “or PPF periodic payment”;

b

in paragraph (1) after “weekly pension payments” insert “or weekly PPF periodic payments”; and

c

in paragraph (3)—

i

after “weekly pension payment” insert “or weekly PPF periodic payment”;

ii

after “pension payments” insert “or PPF periodic payments”; and

iii

after “pension payment” insert “ or PPF periodic payment”.