PART 6CALCULATION OF CAPITAL AND INCOME

CHAPTER 3UNEARNED INCOME

Meaning of “retirement pension income”67

1

Subject to paragraph (2), in regulation 66(1)(a) “retirement pension income” has the same meaning as in section 16 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 M1 as extended by regulation 16 of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M2.

2

Retirement pension income includes any increase in a Category A or Category B retirement pension mentioned in section 16(1)(a) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 which is payable under Part 4 of the Contributions and Benefits Act in respect of a person's partner.