Article 10 Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002
The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002f1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation), after the definition of “qualifying person”, insert—
““Scottish adult disability living allowance” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025;”.
In Schedule 1 (additional amounts)—
in paragraph 1—
in sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(i), (b)(i), (c)(i) and (2)(a), after “the 1992 Act”, insert “, the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025”;
after sub-paragraph (2)(bc), insert—
“(bd)for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b) as being in receipt of the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025, if that person would, but for regulation 23 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Scottish adult disability living allowance) of those Regulations, be so in receipt;”;
in paragraph 2(2)(a), after “the 1992 Act”, insert “, the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025”.
In paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 (housing costs)—
after sub-paragraph (6)(b)(ii), insert—
“(iia)the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance;”;
in sub-paragraph (8)(a), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, Scottish adult disability living allowance”.
In paragraph 9 of Schedule 2A (additional amount applicable for claimants responsible for a child or qualifying young person)—
in sub-paragraph (2), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, Scottish adult disability living allowance”;
in sub-paragraph (3)(a), after “at the highest rate”, insert “, the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest rate”.
In paragraph 1(9) of Schedule 3 (special groups), after “the 1992 Act”, insert “, the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025”.
In paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 6 (sums disregarded from claimant’s earnings), after sub-paragraph (iv), insert—
“(iva)Scottish adult disability living allowance;”.