# The State Pension Credit Pilot Scheme Regulations 2010, Regulation 9: Selection of beneficiaries for the purposes of the 2002 Act


(1) The Secretary of State shall select persons on a random basis from those whom the Secretary of State estimates, taking into account the information specified in paragraph (2), would be entitled to state pension credit under section 1 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 if such persons were to make a claim for that benefit under section 1 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1) is information—
(a) held by the Secretary of State in relation to social security; and
(b) supplied to the Secretary of State for the purposes of functions relating to social security.
(3) The Secretary of State shall not select more than 2000 persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111495063/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-state-pension-credit-pilot-scheme-regulations-2010/regulation-9
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