17.  In regulation 6 M1 (supersession of decisions)—

(a)in paragraph (2), after sub-paragraph (k), add—

“(1) is a relevant decision for the purposes of section 6 of the State Pension Credit Act and—

(i)on making that decision, the Secretary of State specified a period as the assessed income period; and

(ii)that period has ended or is about to end.”;

(b)after paragraph (7), add—

“(8) In relation to the assessed income period, the only change of circumstance relevant for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) is that the assessed income period ends in accordance with section 9(4) of the State Pension Credit Act or the regulations made under section 9(5) of that Act.”.