{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1792",
  "legislation_title": "The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SECURITY\nMade 11th July 2002\nComing into force 6th October 2003\nWhereas a draft of this Instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 19(2) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 and section 11(3) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 175 (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 7(4A), 9(4A) and 11(1) and (4) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 and sections 1(5), 2(3), (4) and (6), 3(4) to (8), 4(3), 5, 6(2), 7(4) and (7), 9(4) and (5), 12(2) and (3), 15, 16(2) and 17(1) and (2) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1992 c. 4; section 175 (3) to (5) is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "2001 c. 11; sections 7(4A) and 9(4A) were inserted by the State Pension Credit Act 2002, Schedule 2, paragraphs 45(2) and 46(3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "2002 c. 16."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Instrument modified (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with art. 1(2)(l) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/688), art. 26(6), Sch. 20"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Instrument applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(e)(iii)(3) (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Regulations modified (temp.) (8.4.2020) by The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/409), regs. 1, 2(2)(c) (with reg. 6(2)); (as amended (12.5.2021) by S.I. 2021/476, reg. 4(6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1792/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:44:20.157383+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}