# The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002, Paragraph 4


(1) £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner—
(a) is in receipt of—
(i) long-term incapacity benefit under Section 30A of the 1992 Act;
(ii) severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act;
(iii) attendance allowance;
(iiia) pension age disability payment;
(iv) disability living allowance under section 71 to 76 of that Act;
(iva) Scottish adult disability living allowance;
(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; ...
(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
(vii) employment and support allowance; ...
(viii) personal independence payment; ...
(viiia) adult disability payment;
(ix) armed forces independence payment; or
(b) is or are certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.
(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—
(a) £20 was disregarded in respect of earnings taken into account in that award;
(b) the person whose earnings qualified for the disegard continues in employment after the termination of that award.
(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,—
(a) had an award of state pension credit; and
(b) a disregard under paragraph 4(1)(a)(i) or (ii) was taken into account in determining that award.
(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,—
(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
(b) in a case where sub-paragraph (3) applies, in the person’s entitlement to state pension credit since attaining pensionable age.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1792/schedule/VI/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002/schedule-VI/paragraph-4
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