Regulation 20 Amendment of regulation 14I1

In regulation 14 (effect of alteration in the component rates of income support and jobseeker’s allowance), after paragraph (4) there shall be added the following paragraphs –

“(5)

Section 139B of the Administration Act^f1 shall not apply to any award of state pension credit in favour of a person where in relation to that person the appropriate minimum guarantee includes an amount determined under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the State Pension Credit Regulations.

(6)

Where section 139B of the Administration Act does not apply to an award of state pension credit by virtue of paragraph (5), a decision under Article 11 may be made in respect of that award for the sole purpose of giving effect to any change made by an order under section 132 of the Administration Act.”.