The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002

0relating to part-weeks;

0as to the meaning and calculation of “earnings” for the purposes of state pension credit;

0relating to the rounding of fractions;

0as to the disregard of assets of any business owned by the claimant.

0the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988;

0the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991;

0the Child Support (Arrears, Interest and Adjustment of Maintenance Assessments) Regulations 1992;

0the Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations 2000;

0the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991;

0the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987;

0the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;

0the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987;

0the Social Fund Cold Weather Payments (General) Regulations 1988.

0the Fines (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1992;

0the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993;

0the Community Charges (Deductions from Income Support)(Scotland) Regulations 1989;

0the Community Charges (Deductions from Income Support)(No. 2) Regulations 1990.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2002 c. 16.

[^f00002]: See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

[^f00003]: 2002 c. 16.

[^f00004]: 1992 c. 5.

[^f00005]: 1998 c. 14.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1987/1968.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1999/991.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^f00009]: Inserted by S.I. 1995/2303.

[^f00010]: Inserted by S.I. 1995/2303.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^f00012]: Regulations 4A and 4B were inserted by S.I. 1999/3108 and regulation 4C by S.I. 2002/1789.

[^f00013]: Section 7A was inserted by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 71.

[^f00014]: Amended by S.I. 1995/2303, 1996/1460 and 1999/2572.

[^f00015]: Amended by S.I. 1991/2741, 1994/2319 and 1999/2572.

[^f00016]: Inserted by S.I. 1999/2572.

[^f00017]: Regulations 13A to 13C inserted by S.I. 1991/2741.

[^f00018]: 1998 c. 14.

[^f00019]: Amended by S.I. 1996/1460.

[^f00020]: Substituted by S.I. 1997/793; paragraph (3) amended by S.I. 2000/1483.

[^f00021]: Regulation 26A was inserted by S.I. 1996/1460.

[^f00022]: Amended by S.I. 1992/2595, 1995/2303, 1996/1460 and 1999/2572.

[^f00023]: Regulation 34A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026.

[^f00024]: Section 15A(1A) was inserted by the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), Schedule 2, paragraph 9(2).

[^f00025]: Inserted by S.I. 1989/1686.

[^f00026]: Relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1991/2284, 1996/672 and 1996/1460.

[^f00027]: Relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1992/1026, 1995/1613, 1995/2927, 1996/1460, 1999/2860 and 1999/3178.

[^f00028]: Relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/1460.

[^f00029]: Relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/1460.

[^f00030]: Paragraph 7 was substituted by S.I. 1991/2284 and amended by S.I. 1992/2595, 1994/2319, 1996/1460 and 1999/2860 and 3178.

[^f00031]: Paragraph 8 was amended by S.I. 1990/2205, 1991/2284 and 1996/1460.

[^f00032]: Schedule 9A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026 and amended by S.I. 1995/1613 and 1996/1460.

[^f00033]: Relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1995/1613, 1996/1460 and 1997/827.

[^f00034]: Schedule 9B was inserted by S.I. 2001/18.

[^f00035]: Inserted by S.I. 2000/1596.

[^f00036]: 2002 c. 16.

[^f00037]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^f00038]: Relevant amending Instruments are: S.I. 1999/1623, 2570 and 2677, 2000/897, 1596 and 1982, 2001/1711 and 2002/428 and 490.

[^f00039]: Paragraph (1)(a) was amended by S.I. 1999/3178 and 2000/1596.

[^f00040]: Paragraph (28) was inserted by S.I. 2002/490.

[^f00041]: Section 159B was inserted by the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), section 14 and Schedule 2, paragraph 17.

[^f00042]: Inserted by S.I. 2000/1596.

[^f00043]: 2002 c. 21.

[^f00044]: S.I. 1975/555.

[^f00045]: S.I. 1996/2745; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1999/1958, 2422, 2739, 2860 and 3178.

[^f00046]: 1995 c. 18.

[^f00047]: Bereavement payment was introduced by section 54(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).

[^f00048]: Part 12ZA was inserted by section 2 of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).

[^f00049]: Part 12ZB was inserted by section 4 of the Employment Act 2002.

[^f00050]: The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to S.I. 1982/719.

[^f00051]: S.I. 2001/1004.

[^f00052]: The Scheme is set out in regulation 4 of, and the Schedule to, the European Communities (Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3182).

[^f00053]: 1993 c. 48.

[^f00054]: 1993 c. 49.

[^f00055]: 1989 c. 41.

[^f00056]: 1995 c. 36.

[^f00057]: S.I. 1996/3263.

[^f00058]: 1948 c. 29; section 26(3A) was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).

[^f00059]: 1977 c. 49; section 16A was inserted by section 2 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8).

[^f00060]: S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1988/1971.

[^f00061]: 1985 c. 69.

[^f00062]: S.I. 1975/555.

[^f00063]: S.I. 1965/1776.

[^f00064]: S.I. 1981/1687.

[^f00065]: S.I. 1965/321.

[^f00066]: First Schedule to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c. 51) as substituted in respect of causes commenced on or after 1 January 1994 by S.I. 1993/1956; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/2167.

[^f00067]: 2000 c. 22.

[^f00068]: 2001 asp 10.

[^f00069]: 2002 c. 21.

[^f00070]: S.I. 1988/664; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1993/650 and 846 and 1996/1345.

[^f00071]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^f00072]: Paragraph (4A) was inserted by S.I. 1996/2519.

[^f00073]: 1995 c. 34.

[^f00074]: S.I. 1996/3195.

[^f00075]: S.I. 1991/2740; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/1345.

[^f00076]: S.I. 1992/1816; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1995/3261, 1996/1345 and 2001/162.

[^f00077]: 2002 c. 16.

[^f00078]: S.I. 2001/155; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 2002/1204.

[^f00079]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^f00080]: S.I. 1991/2890; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/1345.

[^f00081]: S.I. 1987/1967.

[^f00082]: Paragraph (2) was inserted by S.I. 1995/2303.

[^f00083]: Paragraph (1ZA) was inserted by S.I. 2000/2545.

[^f00084]: Schedule 1B was inserted by S.I. 1996/206.

[^f00085]: Paragraph 9 was substituted by S.I. 1989/534.

[^f00086]: Paragraph 9A was inserted by S.I. 1989/534.

[^f00087]: Paragraph 10 is amended by S.I. 1988/663, 1992/468, 1998/2231 and 2000/724.

[^f00088]: The relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1991/2742, 1994/2139 and 1995/482 and 516.

[^f00089]: S.I. 1975/555.

[^f00090]: Paragraph 13A was inserted by S.I. 2000/2629.

[^f00091]: The relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 2002/668.

[^f00092]: Sub-paragraph (2) was inserted by S.I. 1989/534.

[^f00093]: Sub-paragraph (1B) was inserted by S.I. 1997/2305.

[^f00094]: Sub-paragraph (1B) was inserted by S.I. 1997/2305.

[^f00095]: S.I. 1996/207.

[^f00096]: S.I. 1987/481.

[^f00097]: S.I. 1988/1724.

[^f00098]: 2000 c. 14; see section 3 of that Act.

[^f00099]: S.I. 1988/35.

[^f00100]: 2002 c. 16.

[^f00101]: S.I. 1992/2182.

[^f00102]: S.I. 2002/1792; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/2344.

[^f00103]: Regulation 4 was substituted by S.I. 1999/3178.

[^f00104]: S.I. 1993/494; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/2344.

[^f00105]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^f00106]: 2002 c. 16.

[^f00107]: Regulation 5 substituted by S.I. 1999/3178.

[^f00108]: S.I. 1989/507; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1990/113 and 1996/2344.

[^f00109]: Regulation 3 was inserted by S.I. 1999/3178.

[^f00110]: S.I. 1990/545; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1996/2344 and 1999/3178.

[^f00111]: Inserted by regulation 9 above.

[^f00112]: 1992 c. 5.

[^f00113]: 1999 c. 30.

[^f00114]: 1992 c. 33.

[^f00115]: 1992 c. 4.

[^f00116]: 1998 c. 14; Chapter II of Part I is applied to state pension credit by the amendment made to section 8 of the 1998 Act by the State Pension Credit Act 2002, Schedule 1, paragraph 6.

[^f00117]: 2002 c. 16.

Amendment of regulation 2

• (a) in paragraph (1)—

• (i) immediately before the definition of “appropriate office” insert—

“the 2002 Act” means the State Pension Credit Act 2002; “advance period” means the period specified in regulation 4E(2);

• (ii) immediately before the definition of “instrument for benefit payment” insert—

“guarantee credit” is to be construed in accordance with sections 1 and 2 of the 2002 Act;

• (iii) after the definition of “personal pension scheme” insert—

“qualifying age” has the same meaning as in the 2002 Act by virtue of section 1(6) of that Act;

• (iv) after the definition of “retirement annuity contract”, insert—

“state pension credit” means state pension credit under the 2002 Act; “State Pension Credit Regulations” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 ;

• (b) in paragraph (2), in sub-paragraph (b), after the words “income support”, insert “ , state pension credit ”;

• (c) after paragraph (3), insert—

(4) In these Regulations, references to “beneficiary” include any person entitled to state pension credit.

Section 18

Editorial notes

[^c181191]: 2002 c. 16.

[^c181201]: See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

[^c181211]: 2002 c. 16.

[^c181221]: 1992 c. 5.

[^c181231]: 1998 c. 14.

[^c181241]: S.I. 1987/1968.

[^c181251]: S.I. 1999/991.

[^c181261]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^c181271]: Inserted by S.I. 1995/2303.

[^c181281]: Inserted by S.I. 1995/2303.

[^c181291]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^c181301]: Regulations 4A and 4B were inserted by S.I. 1999/3108 and regulation 4C by S.I. 2002/1789.

[^c181311]: Section 7A was inserted by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30), section 71.

[^c181321]: Amended by S.I. 1995/2303, 1996/1460 and 1999/2572.

[^c181331]: Amended by S.I. 1991/2741, 1994/2319 and 1999/2572.

[^c181341]: Inserted by S.I. 1999/2572.

[^c181351]: Regulations 13A to 13C inserted by S.I. 1991/2741.

[^c181361]: 1998 c. 14.

[^c181371]: Amended by S.I. 1996/1460.

[^c181381]: Substituted by S.I. 1997/793; paragraph (3) amended by S.I. 2000/1483.

[^c181391]: Regulation 26A was inserted by S.I. 1996/1460.

[^c181401]: Amended by S.I. 1992/2595, 1995/2303, 1996/1460 and 1999/2572.

[^c181411]: Regulation 34A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026.

[^c181421]: Section 15A(1A) was inserted by the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), Schedule 2, paragraph 9(2).

[^c181431]: Inserted by S.I. 1989/1686.

[^c181441]: Relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1991/2284, 1996/672 and 1996/1460.

[^c181451]: Relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1992/1026, 1995/1613, 1995/2927, 1996/1460, 1999/2860 and 1999/3178.

[^c181461]: Relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/1460.

[^c181471]: Relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/1460.

[^c181481]: Paragraph 7 was substituted by S.I. 1991/2284 and amended by S.I. 1992/2595, 1994/2319, 1996/1460 and 1999/2860 and 3178.

[^c181491]: Paragraph 8 was amended by S.I. 1990/2205, 1991/2284 and 1996/1460.

[^c181501]: Schedule 9A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026 and amended by S.I. 1995/1613 and 1996/1460.

[^c181511]: Relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1995/1613, 1996/1460 and 1997/827.

[^c181521]: Schedule 9B was inserted by S.I. 2001/18.

[^c181531]: Inserted by S.I. 2000/1596.

[^c181541]: 2002 c. 16.

[^c181551]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^c181561]: Relevant amending Instruments are: S.I. 1999/1623, 2570 and 2677, 2000/897, 1596 and 1982, 2001/1711 and 2002/428 and 490.

[^c181571]: Paragraph (1)(a) was amended by S.I. 1999/3178 and 2000/1596.

[^c181581]: Paragraph (28) was inserted by S.I. 2002/490.

[^c181591]: Section 159B was inserted by the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), section 14 and Schedule 2, paragraph 17.

[^c181601]: Inserted by S.I. 2000/1596.

[^c181611]: 2002 c. 21.

[^c181621]: S.I. 1975/555.

[^c181631]: S.I. 1996/2745; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1999/1958, 2422, 2739, 2860 and 3178.

[^c181641]: 1995 c. 18.

[^c181651]: Bereavement payment was introduced by section 54(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).

[^c181661]: Part 12ZA was inserted by section 2 of the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22).

[^c181671]: Part 12ZB was inserted by section 4 of the Employment Act 2002.

[^c181681]: The Scheme is set out in the Appendix to S.I. 1982/719.

[^c181691]: S.I. 2001/1004.

[^c181701]: The Scheme is set out in regulation 4 of, and the Schedule to, the European Communities (Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3182).

[^c181711]: 1993 c. 48.

[^c181721]: 1993 c. 49.

[^c181731]: 1989 c. 41.

[^c181741]: 1995 c. 36.

[^c181751]: S.I. 1996/3263.

[^c181761]: 1948 c. 29; section 26(3A) was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19).

[^c181771]: 1977 c. 49; section 16A was inserted by section 2 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8).

[^c181781]: S.I. 1987/1971; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1988/1971.

[^c181791]: 1985 c. 69.

[^c181811]: S.I. 1965/1776.

[^c181821]: S.I. 1981/1687.

[^c181831]: S.I. 1965/321.

[^c181841]: First Schedule to the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 (c. 51) as substituted in respect of causes commenced on or after 1 January 1994 by S.I. 1993/1956; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/2167.

[^c181851]: 2000 c. 22.

[^c181861]: 2001 asp 10.

[^c181871]: 2002 c. 21.

[^c181881]: S.I. 1988/664; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1993/650 and 846 and 1996/1345.

[^c181891]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^c181901]: Paragraph (4A) was inserted by S.I. 1996/2519.

[^c181911]: 1995 c. 34.

[^c181921]: S.I. 1996/3195.

[^c181931]: S.I. 1991/2740; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/1345.

[^c181941]: S.I. 1992/1816; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1995/3261, 1996/1345 and 2001/162.

[^c181951]: 2002 c. 16.

[^c181961]: S.I. 2001/155; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 2002/1204.

[^c181971]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^c181981]: S.I. 1991/2890; the relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 1996/1345.

[^c181991]: S.I. 1987/1967.

[^c182001]: Paragraph (2) was inserted by S.I. 1995/2303.

[^c182011]: Paragraph (1ZA) was inserted by S.I. 2000/2545.

[^c182021]: Schedule 1B was inserted by S.I. 1996/206.

[^c182031]: Paragraph 9 was substituted by S.I. 1989/534.

[^c182041]: Paragraph 9A was inserted by S.I. 1989/534.

[^c182051]: Paragraph 10 is amended by S.I. 1988/663, 1992/468, 1998/2231 and 2000/724.

[^c182061]: The relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1991/2742, 1994/2139 and 1995/482 and 516.

[^c182071]: S.I. 1975/555.

[^c182081]: Paragraph 13A was inserted by S.I. 2000/2629.

[^c182091]: The relevant amending Instrument is S.I. 2002/668.

[^c182101]: Sub-paragraph (2) was inserted by S.I. 1989/534.

[^c182111]: Sub-paragraph (1B) was inserted by S.I. 1997/2305.

[^c182121]: Sub-paragraph (1B) was inserted by S.I. 1997/2305.

[^c182131]: S.I. 1996/207.

[^c182151]: S.I. 1988/1724.

[^c182161]: 2000 c. 14;see section 3 of that Act.

[^c182171]: S.I. 1988/35.

[^c182181]: 2002 c. 16.

[^c182191]: S.I. 1992/2182.

[^c182201]: S.I. 2002/1792; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/2344.

[^c182211]: Regulation 4 was substituted by S.I. 1999/3178.

[^c182221]: S.I. 1993/494; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/2344.

[^c182231]: S.I. 2002/1792.

[^c182241]: 2002 c. 16.

[^c182251]: Regulation 5 substituted by S.I. 1999/3178.

[^c182261]: S.I. 1989/507; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1990/113 and 1996/2344.

[^c182271]: Regulation 3 was inserted by S.I. 1999/3178.

[^c182281]: S.I. 1990/545; the relevant amending Instruments are S.I. 1996/2344 and 1999/3178.

[^c182291]: Inserted by regulation 9 above.

[^c182301]: 1992 c. 5.

[^c182311]: 1999 c. 30.

[^c182321]: 1992 c. 33.

[^c182331]: 1992 c. 4.

[^c182341]: 1998 c. 14; Chapter II of Part I is applied to state pension credit by the amendment made to section 8 of the 1998 Act by the State Pension Credit Act 2002, Schedule 1, paragraph 6.

[^c182351]: 2002 c. 16.

[^c22574971]: Reg. 32(6) revoked (E.W.) (20.6.2003) by Fines (Deductions from Income Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1360), regs. 1(1), 3

[^c22575101]: Regs. 36(16)-(19) inserted (7.4.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3197), regs. 1(1)(a), 7(4)(b)

[^c22662371]: Regs. 36(15)-(19) omitted (21.5.2003) by virtue of The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1195), regs. 1(a), 9

[^c22662421]: Words in reg. 36(7) inserted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2274), regs. 1, 3(a)

[^c22662431]: Reg. 36(7A) inserted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2274), regs. 1, 3(b)

[^c22662441]: “Patient” means a person (other than a prisoner) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient care within the meaning of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 1975 (S.I. 1975/555).

[^M_F_56c51ea7-2d8e-4816-a07a-c5511070216e]: Reg. 31(2) revoked (5.12.2005) by The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3061), regs. 1, 2, Sch.

[^M_F_7ffa8f2d-ef88-4fa6-df13-4ed07ef9ad73]: Reg. 31(1) revoked (5.12.2005) by The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3061), regs. 1, 2, Sch.

[^M_F_da06a6f6-2a81-4e63-a744-0cba1d9a5a02]: Reg. 23(m)(ii) revoked (in accordance with reg. 1(b)-(e) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3360), reg. 9, Sch.