Part 4

State pension credit

State pension credit: phasing out assessed income periods
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1
In section 6 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (duty to specify assessed income period), in subsection (1), after “subsection (3) or (4)” insert “ where the relevant decision takes effect before 6 April 2016 ”.
2
At the end of the heading to that section insert “ for pre-6 April 2016 awards ”.
3
Regulations under section 9(5) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 may in particular be made for the purpose of phasing out, on or after 6 April 2016, any remaining assessed income period that is 5 years or shorter than 5 years.
S. 28(1)(2) in force at 6.4.2016 by S.I. 2015/1475, art. 4
S. 28(3) in force at 7.7.2015 by S.I. 2015/1475, art. 2(2)(b)