Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

23.—(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition of “the appointed day” insert—

““armed forces independence payment” means armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;”.

(3) In regulation 15(1) (income for the purposes of the Act) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) armed forces independence payment;”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (circumstances in which persons are treated as being or not being severely disabled)—

(a) in paragraph 1 (severe disablement)(2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;

(iii) in sub-paragraph (1)(c)(i) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”;

(iv) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”; and

(v) in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i) after “of which the” insert “payment or”; and

(b) in paragraph 2(2)(a) (persons residing with the claimant whose presence is ignored)(3) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”.

(5) In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—

(a) in paragraph 1(2) in paragraph (b) of the definition of “disabled person”(4) after sub-paragraph (i) insert—

“(ia) is a person in respect of whom armed forces independence payment is payable; or”;

(b) omit “either” in paragraph 14(6)(b);

(c) before paragraph 14(6)(b)(i) insert—

“(zi) armed forces independence payment,”; and

(d) in paragraph 14(8)(a) after “any” insert “armed forces independence payment,”.

(6) In Schedule 3 (special groups: polygamous marriages) in paragraph 1(9) after “in receipt of” insert “armed forces independence payment,”.

(7) In Schedule 5 (income from capital) after paragraph 20(2)(b) insert—

“(ba) armed forces independence payment;”.

(8) In Schedule 6 (sums disregarded from claimant’s earnings) in paragraph 4(1)(a) after paragraph (iv) insert—

“(iva) armed forces independence payment;”.

(1)

S.R. 2003 No. 28.

(2)

Paragraph 1 was amended by S.R. 2007 No. 154.

(3)

Paragraph 2 was amended by S.R. 2006 No. 128.

(4)

The definition of “disabled person” was amended by S.R. 2005 No. 580, S.R. 2006 Nos. 97 and 128 and S.R. 2008 No. 286.