# Welfare Reform Act 2012, Section 74: State pension credit: carers

Status: prospective

(1) The State Pension Credit Act 2002 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 2 (guarantee credit), in subsection (8), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there is substituted—
“(a) the claimant has regular and substantial caring responsibilities, or
(b) the claimant is a member of a couple the other member of which has such responsibilities,”.
(3) In section 17 (interpretation), in subsection (1), in the appropriate place there is inserted—
““regular and substantial caring responsibilities” has such meaning as may be prescribed;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/section/74 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012/section-74
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