PART 6Short-term assistance: Northern Ireland

Short-term assistance: capital and income disregards

Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200332

1

The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200345 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 15(1) (income for the purposes of the Act) (as amended by articles 19(2) and 25(2) of this Order), after sub-paragraph (qe) insert—

qf

short-term assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 36 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;

3

In Part 1 of Schedule 5 (capital disregarded for the purpose of calculating income) (as amended by articles 19(3) and 25(3) of this Order), in paragraph 20(2), after head (u) insert—

v

short-term assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 36 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.