
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the State Pension Credit (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 6th April 2016.
2 

(1) The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) After regulation 7 (savings credit) insert—“
7A. 
A person who is a member of a mixed-age couple, is not entitled to a savings credit unless one of the members of the couple—
(a) has been awarded a savings credit with effect from a day before 6th April 2016 and was entitled to a savings credit immediately before 6th April 2016, and
(b) remained entitled to a savings credit at all times since the beginning of 6th April 2016.”.
(3) In regulation 12 (end of assessed income period)—
(a) omit “at such time as”;
(b) at the start of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) insert “at such time as”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (c) for “temporary basis.” substitute “temporary basis;”; and
(d) after sub-paragraph (c) add—“
(d) if, apart from this sub-paragraph, it would have ended on a date falling within the period specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 3A, on the corresponding date shown against that period in column 2 of that table.”.
(4) After Schedule 3 (special groups) insert —“
SCHEDULE 3A
Regulation 12

Table

Column 1Period in which the assessed income periodwould end apart from regulation 12(d) Column 2Date on which assessed income period is to end
1st April 2019 to 14th April 2019 14th July 2016
15th April 2019 to 30th April 2019 28th July 2016
1st May 2019 to 14th May 2019 14th August 2016
15th May 2019 to 31st May 2019 28th August 2016
1st June 2019 to 14th June 2019 14th October 2016
15th June 2019 to 30th June 2019 28th October 2016
1st July 2019 to 14th July 2019 14th November 2016
15th July 2019 to 31st July 2019 28th November 2016
1st August 2019 to 14th August 2019 14th December 2016
15th August 2019 to 31st August 2019 28th December 2016
1st September 2019 to 14th September 2019 14th February 2017
15th September 2019 to 30th September 2019 28th February 2017
1st October 2019 to 14th October 2019 14th March 2017
15th October 2019 to 31st October 2019 28th March 2017
1st November 2019 to 14th November 2019 14th April 2017
15th November 2019 to 30th November 2019 28th April 2017
1st December 2019 to 14th December 2019 14th June 2017
15th December 2019 to 31st December 2019 28th June 2017
1st January 2020 to 14th January 2020 14th July 2017
15th January 2020 to 31st January 2020 28th July 2017
1st February 2020 to 14th February 2020 14th September 2017
15th February 2020 to 29th February 2020 28th September 2017
1st March 2020 to 14th March 2020 14th October 2017
15th March 2020 to 31st March 2020 28th October 2017
1st April 2020 to14th April 2020 14th December 2017
15th April 2020 to 30th April 2020 28th December 2017
1st May 2020 to 14th May 2020 14th January 2018
15th May 2020 to 31st May 2020 28th January 2018
1st June 2020 to 14th June 2020 14th March 2018
15th June 2020 to 30th June 2020 28th March 2018
1st July 2020 to 14th July 2020 14th April 2018
15th July 2020 to 31st July 2020 28th April 2018
1st August 2020 to 14th August 2020 14th June 2018
15th August 2020 to 31st August 2020 28th June 2018
1st September 2020 to 14th September 2020 14th July 2018
15th September 2020 to 30th September 2020 28th July 2018
1st October 2020 to 14th October 2020 14th August 2018
15th October 2020 to 31st October 2020 28th August 2018
1st November 2020 to 14th November 2020 14th October 2018
15th November 2020 to 30th November 2020 28th October 2018
1st December 2020 to 14th December 2020 14th November 2018
15th December 2020 to 31st December 2020 28th November 2018
1st January 2021 to 14th January 2021 14th January 2019
15th January 2021 to 31st January 2021 28th January 2019
1st February 2021 to 14th February 2021 14th February 2019
15th February 2021 to 28th February 2021 28th February 2019
1st March 2021 to 14th March 2021 14th March 2019
15th March 2021 to 5th April 2021 28th March 2019
”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 15th September 2015
(L.S.)Ian Snowdon
A senior officer of the Department for Social Development
