Paragraph 3 Application of scheme: pensioners and persons who are not pensioners

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This scheme applies to—

(a)

pensioners who fall within any of classes A to C^f1; and

(b)

persons who are not pensioners who fall within any of classes D to F^f2.

(2)

In this scheme—

(a)

a person is a “pensioner” if—

(i)

he has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit; and

(ii)

he is not, or, if he has a partner, his partner is not—

(aa)

a person on income support, on an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or on an income-related employment and support allowance, or

(bb)

a person with an award of universal credit; and

(b)

a person is a “person who is not a pensioner” if—

(i)

he has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit; or

(ii)

he has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and he, or if he has a partner, his partner, is—

(aa)

a person on income support, on an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or on an income-related employment and support allowance, or

(bb)

a person with an award of universal credit.

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