# State Pension Credit Act 2002, Paragraph 3: Power by regulations to make rules relating to claims, time limits, evidence etc


(1) Section 5 is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2) (benefits to which the section applies) after paragraph (aa) insert—
“(ab) state pension credit;”.
(3) After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) The references in paragraphs (h) and (hh) of subsection (1) above to information or evidence needed for the determination of a claim or of any question arising in connection with a claim or (as the case may be) for a determination whether a decision on an award should be revised or should be superseded, includes, in the case of state pension credit, a reference to information or evidence as to the likelihood of future changes in a person’s circumstances which is needed for determining—
(a) whether a period should be specified as an assessed income period under section 6 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 in relation to any decision; and
(b) if so, the length of the period to be so specified.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/16/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-act-2002/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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