Regulation 8 Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

After regulation 1 of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002^f1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), insert—

“Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act

1A.

Section 1(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (requirement to state a national insurance number) shall not apply to a person who—

(a)

is a person in respect of whom a claim for state pension credit is made;

(b)

is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9)(a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999^f2;

(c)

does not satisfy the conditions of entitlement to state pension credit as specified in section 1(2); and

(d)

has not previously been allocated a national insurance number.”.