Paragraph 7

after the definition of “appropriate minimum guarantee” insert—

• ““beneficiary” means a person selected in accordance with regulations made under section 18A(8)(c);”;

for the definition of “couple” substitute—

• ““couple” means a man and a woman who appear to the Secretary of State to be—

  1. (a)

     married to each other; and

  2. (b)

     members of the same household;”;

for the definition of “entitled” substitute—

• ““entitled”, in relation to state pension credit, shall be construed in accordance with this Act and section 1 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5);”;

omit the definitions of “the Administration Act”, “assessed income period”, “claimant”, “earnings”, “element”, “foreign social security benefit”, “foreign war disablement pension”, “foreign war widow’s or widower’s pension”, “occupational pension scheme”, “pensionable age”, “personal pension scheme”, “PPF periodic payments”, “the qualifying age”, “retirement pension income”, “retirement provision”, “social security benefits”, “war disablement pension”, “war widow’s or widower’s pension” and “working tax credit”.