Article 7 Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

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

In regulation 15(1) (social security benefits which are not prescribed for the purposes of income as described in section 15(1)(e) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002), after sub-paragraph (ra) insert—

“(rb)

early years assistance given in accordance with section 32 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;”.

In Schedule V (capital disregarded for the purpose of calculating income), after paragraph 20(2)(q) insert—

“(r)

early years assistance given in accordance with section 32 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.”.