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State Pension Credit Act 2002

Pension Credit – legal framework

27.Pension Credit follows the pattern of benefits provided under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and the Jobseekers Act 1995 and fits within the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and the Social Security Act 1998.  In particular:

  • it will be administered by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions;

  • entitlement will be decided by persons acting on behalf of the Secretary of State;

  • decisions on entitlement and the assessed income period will be subject to appeal to an appeal tribunal and beyond that, on a point of law, to the Social Security Commissioners and the courts.

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