# The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002


(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “child abuse payment” insert—
““Church of England Redress payment” means a payment by the scheme administered by the redress body under the Abuse Redress Measure 2025;”;
(b) in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment” substitute “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment or a Church of England Redress payment”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (housing costs), in paragraph 14(8) after sub-paragraph (bg) insert—
“(bh) any Church of England Redress payment;”.
(4) In Schedule 5 (income from capital), in paragraph 15—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) after “Mother and Baby Scheme payment” insert “, Church of England Redress payment”;
(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) for “or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment” substitute “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment or a Church of England Redress payment”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1072/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-income-and-capital-disregards-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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