Commentary on Sections Sections 11 to 14: Miscellaneous and supplementary Section 13: Transitional provisions
120.Section 13(1) confers power to make regulations in connection with the introduction of Pension Credit in 2003.
121.Section 13(2) provides that, in particular, regulations may treat people aged 60 and over who are receiving Income Support immediately before the introduction of Pension Credit as having been awarded, or having made a claim for, Pension Credit. This will remove the need for them to make a separate claim and provide continuity in payment. Also, where an assessed income period of five years would otherwise apply to a person who has reached the qualifying age when Pension Credit is introduced, the regulations will allow for a longer period to apply. This is to avoid the operational problems which could otherwise occur in 2008.