Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 20024.

(1)

Regulation 2 of the State Pension Credit Regulations 200210 (persons not in Great Britain) is amended as follows.

(2)

After paragraph (3)(b), insert—

“(bb)

regulation 15A(1) of those Regulations, but only in a case where the right exists under that regulation because the claimant satisfies the criteria in regulation 15A(4A) of those Regulations;”.

(3)

At the end of paragraph (3)(c), omit “or”.

(4)

At the end of paragraph (3)(d), add “; or” and the following sub-paragraph—

“(e)

Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (in a case where the right to reside arises because a British citizen would otherwise be deprived of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of their rights as a European Union citizen).”.