5.—(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—
(a)in the appropriate place insert—
““approved blood scheme” means a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State, or trust established with funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of a person having been infected from contaminated blood products;”;
(b)in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” insert “, an approved blood scheme”.
(3) In each of the following provisions, after “the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” insert “, an approved blood scheme”—
(a)paragraph 14(8)(b) of Schedule 2 (housing costs);
(b)paragraph 15(1) and (7) of Schedule 5 (income from capital).
(4) In Schedule 2, after paragraph 14(8)(c) insert—
“(d)any payment made under or by a trust, established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that during their mother’s pregnancy she had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide, and which is approved by the Secretary of State.”.
(5) In Part 1 of Schedule 5, after paragraph 23E add—
“23F. Any payment made under or by a trust, established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that during their mother’s pregnancy she had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide, and which is approved by the Secretary of State.”.
S.I. 2002/1792. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2004/1141, 2005/574 and 3391, 2008/2767, 2010/641, 2011/2425, 2017/329, 422 and 689.