# The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013, Article 23: Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003


(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 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)—
(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) 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” 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;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3021/article/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-and-reserve-forces-compensation-scheme-consequential-provisions-subordinate-legislation-northern-ireland-order-2013/article-23
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