The Universal Credit (Persons who have attained state pension credit qualifying age) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
Citation | SI 2020/655 |
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Persons who have attained state pension credit qualifying age) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.(2) These Regulations come into force on 25th November 2020.(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 are amended as follows. in paragraph (2) , for “paragraph (1) ” substitute “ paragraphs (1) and (5) ” ;after paragraph (2) , insert—, before sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) insert— universal credit;(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 29 (meaning of income) , before paragraph (i) of sub-paragraph (j) of paragraph (1) insert— universal credit;(1) The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. (2)
- (3) Paragraph (5) applies where a claimant (“C”) , who has attained the qualifying age, would otherwise not be entitled to either state pension credit or universal credit, because—
- (a) but for that paragraph, C would be a member of the same household as a partner who has not attained the qualifying age and therefore a member of a mixed-age couple excluded from state pension credit by virtue of section 4(1A) , and
- (b) C is neither entitled to universal credit jointly with that partner, nor entitled to universal credit as a single person, in one of the cases set out in paragraph (4) .
- (za) universal credit;
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