Regulation 2 Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

(1)

The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 2A (additional amount applicable for claimants responsible for a child or qualifying young person)—

(a)

in paragraph 2(1) (general) after the definition of “child” insert—

““foster parent” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013^f2;”;

(b)

in paragraph 4(3) (child or qualifying young person looked after by a local authority)—

(i)

omit the “or” after paragraph (a);

(ii)

after paragraph (b) insert—

“; or

(c)

during which the child or qualifying young person is placed for adoption under the Adoption and Children Act 2002^f3 or the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007^f4.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2002/1792. Schedule 2A was inserted by S.I. 2018/676.
f2: S.I. 2013/376, amended by S.I. 2024/341; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
f3: 2002 c. 38.
f4: 2007 asp 4.