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State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
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· 2002-11-22
2026-03-15
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
Changes on 2026-03-15
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there shall be included among the additional amounts prescribed under subsection (3)(b) an amount in respect of that circumstance.
- (8A) In subsection (8), “*carer support payment*” means carer’s assistance given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.
- (8A) In subsection (8), “*carer support payment*” means the carer support payment component of carer support given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.
- (9) Except for the amount of the standard minimum guarantee, the powers conferred by this section to prescribe amounts include power to prescribe nil as an amount.
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## SCHEDULE 3
#### Guarantee credit
#### Entitlement
#### Duty to specify assessed income period
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[^key-89e6409bd18e6b5ec17a17f3ab28dc84]: [S. 4(1A)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2002/14/section/4/1A) inserted (15.5.2019) by [The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/article/2/2), [Sch. 2 para. 53](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/schedule/2/paragraph/53); [S.R. 2019/4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/4), [art. 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/4/article/3) (with [arts. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/4/article/4), [6-8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/4/article/6)) (as amended by [S.R. 2019/107](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/107), art. 2 and (8.6.2024) by [S.R. 2024/118](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2024/118), [arts. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2024/118/article/1), [2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2024/118/article/2))
[^key-f9e3a1f5bc0a24eba412e529f7f425fa]: Words in [s. 2(8A)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2002/14/section/2/8A) substituted (15.3.2026) by [The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/246)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/246), [arts. 1(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/246/article/1/2), [31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/246/article/31)
#### Equal treatment for widows and widowers
#### Regulations and orders
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#### Exclusions
#### Duty to specify assessed income period for pre-6 April 2016 awards
#### Income and capital of claimant, spouse, etc.
#### Equal treatment for widows and widowers
#### Short title and commencement
*Schedule 3—Repeals*
#### Regulations and orders
*Schedule 2—Amendments*
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2023-10-19
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2021-09-09
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2021-01-01
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2020-12-31
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2020-01-13
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
2016-04-06
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
2015-09-14
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2015-06-24
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
2012-04-01
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
2009-04-06
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
2008-02-11
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
2006-02-14
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
2003-01-27
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
2002-11-22
State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
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