Regulation 6 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) RegulationsI1

for the definition of “concessionary payment” substitute—

• ““concessionary payment” means a payment made under arrangements made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury which is charged to a Departmental Expenditure Vote to which payments of benefit or tax credits under the benefit Acts or the Tax Credits Act are charged”; and

for the definition of “war widower’s pension” substitute—

• ““war disablement pension” means any retired pay or pension or allowance payable in respect of disablement under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003^f2;

• “war pension” means a war disablement pension, a war widow’s pension or a war widower’s pension;

• “war widow’s pension” means any pension or allowance payable to a woman as a widow under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the death or disablement of any person;

• “war widower’s pension” means any pension or allowance payable to a man as a widower or to a surviving civil partner under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 in respect of the death or disablement of any person;”.

in sub-paragraph (f) for “but only where the condition referred to in article 23(2)(c) is met” substitute “in any case where Article 23(2)(c) applies”; and

for sub-paragraph (j) substitute—

“(j)

a payment made—

(i)

under Article 30 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006, in any case where Article 30(1)(b) applies, or

(ii)

under Article 12 of that Order, in any case where Article 12(8)(b) applies;”.

in paragraph 1—

in paragraph 5 at the end add “and any analogous payment made by the Secretary of State for Defence to any person who is not a person entitled under that Order.”;

in paragraph 14 for “pension under Part III” substitute “pension or allowance under Part 2 or 3” and omit “spouse or civil”;

in paragraph 22^f3 after “satisfies” insert “any of”; and

omit paragraph 24.

in paragraphs 15 and 21(2)(i) for “war disablement pension or a war widow’s or widower’s pension” substitute “war pension”;

in paragraph 18 for “or 21” substitute “, 21 or 28A”; and

after paragraph 28 insert—

“28A.

Any arrears of supplementary pension which is disregarded under paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 (amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) or of any amount which is disregarded under paragraph 6 or 7 of that Schedule.”.