Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5)

Part 3 U.K. Other benefit changes

Prospective

State pension credit E+W+S

75 State pension credit: capital limit E+W+S

(1) In section 1 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (entitlement), in subsection (2)—

(a) in paragraph (b), the final “and” is repealed;

(b) at the end there is inserted “and

(d) his capital does not exceed a prescribed amount”.

(2) In section 19 of that Act (regulations and orders), in subsection (2), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(za) section 1(2)(d),”.