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26. Where, in any assessment period, a claimant—
(a)reaches the qualifying age for state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(1); and
(b)has made an advance claim for an award of state pension credit,
a superseding decision made in consequence of the person reaching that age takes effect on the date on which that change of circumstances occurs or is expected to occur.