10.—(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 29(1) (meaning of “income”)—
(a)omit “and” at the end of paragraph (v);
(b)at the end of paragraph (w) insert—
“(x)PPF periodic payments within the meaning of section 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act(2).”.
(3) In regulation 42(2) (income paid to third parties) for “or in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme” substitute “, in respect of a pension or other periodical payment made under a personal pension scheme or a payment made by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund”.