Commentary on Sections Aggregation Section 6: Duty to specify assessed income period
101.The system in sections 6 to 10 can only be used once a claimant attains age 65 or the claimant's spouse or partner attains that age (see subsections (3)(c) and (4)(c)).
102.If the Secretary of State makes a decision on the claimant's entitlement to Pension Credit and Pension Credit is payable, he must specify an assessed income period in relation to the claimant (see subsections (1), (3) and (4) and also the exceptions in subsections (2) and (3)(d) and section 9(2)). The decision might be the first decision made in relation to the claimant, or it might be a decision revising or superseding an earlier decision (see subsection (3)(b) and sections 8(1), 9 and 10 of the Social Security Act 1998), including a decision on appeal that Pension Credit is payable (subsections (4) and (5)).