The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008

Amendment of Part 1 of the principal Regulations

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)after the definition of “attendance allowance” insert—

“basic rate” has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Act 2007(1) (see section 989 of that Act);;

(b)omit the definitions of “Independent Living (Extension) Fund”, “Independent Living Fund”, “Independent Living (1993) Fund”, “Independent Living Funds” and “starting rate”; and

(c)after the definition of “sports award” insert—

“state pension credit” means a state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002(2);.