Article 38 Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 15(1) (income for the purposes of the Act) (as amended by articles 19(2), 25(2) and 32(2) of this Order), after sub-paragraph (qf) insert—

“(qg)

winter heating assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 30 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;”.

In Part 1 of Schedule 5 (capital disregarded for the purpose of calculating income) (as amended by articles 19(3), 25(3) and 32(3) of this Order), in paragraph 20(2), after head (v) insert—

“(w)

winter heating assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 30 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.”.