{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002/schedule-VI/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002/schedule-VI/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1792",
  "legislation_title": "The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002",
  "path": "schedule/VI/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner—\n(a) is in receipt of—\n(i) long-term incapacity benefit under Section 30A of the 1992 Act;\n(ii) severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act;\n(iii) attendance allowance;\n(iiia) pension age disability payment;\n(iv) disability living allowance under section 71 to 76 of that Act;\n(iva) Scottish adult disability living allowance;\n(v) any mobility supplement under article 20 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006 (including such a supplement by virtue of any other scheme or order) or under article 25A of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983; ...\n(vi) the disability element or the severe disability element of working tax credit under Schedule 2 to the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002; or\n(vii) employment and support allowance; ...\n(viii) personal independence payment; ...\n(viiia) adult disability payment;\n(ix) armed forces independence payment; or\n(b) is or are certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.\n(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner has, within a period of 8 weeks ending on the day in respect of which the claimant first satisfies the conditions for entitlement to state pension credit, had an award of income support , income-based jobseeker's allowance or income-related employment and support allowance and—\n(a) £20 was disregarded in respect of earnings taken into account in that award;\n(b) the person whose earnings qualified for the disegard continues in employment after the termination of that award.\n(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner, immediately before attaining pensionable age,—\n(a) had an award of state pension credit; and\n(b) a disregard under paragraph 4(1)(a)(i) or (ii) was taken into account in determining that award.\n(4) The disregard of £20 specified in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) applies so long as there is no break, other a break which does not exceed 8 weeks,—\n(a) in a case to which sub-paragraph (2) refers, in a person’s entitlement to state pension credit or in employment following the first day in respect of which state pension credit is awarded; or\n(b) in a case where sub-paragraph (3) applies, in the person’s entitlement to state pension credit since attaining pensionable age.\n(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(iiia) inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/919), arts. 1(1), 9(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a), (iva) inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 10(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(v) substituted (5.1.2009) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3157), regs. 1(1), 4(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(v) omitted (27.10.2008) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(10)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(vi) added (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3197), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. para. 13(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(vii) added (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(10)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(vii) omitted (8.4.2013) by virtue of The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 27(8)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(viii) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 27(8)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(viii) omitted (8.4.2013) by virtue of The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), art. 2(2), Sch. para. 23(8)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(viiia) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 8(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(1)(a)(ix) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), art. 2(2), Sch. para. 23(8)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(1)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in Sch. VI para. 4(2) substituted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(10)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Sch. VI para. 4(5) omitted (6.10.2003) by virtue of The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3197), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. para. 13(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Section 30A was inserted by Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I.1983/686; amended by S.I.1983/1164 and 1540 and 1986/628."
    }
  ],
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    "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."
}