Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 20028

After regulation 1 of the State Pension Credit Regulations 200215 (citation, commencement and interpretation), insert—

Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act1A

Section 1(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (requirement to state a national insurance number) shall not apply to a person who—

a

is a person in respect of whom a claim for state pension credit is made;

b

is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9)(a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 199916;

c

does not satisfy the conditions of entitlement to state pension credit as specified in section 1(2); and

d

has not previously been allocated a national insurance number.