Paragraph 4

England, Wales and Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 6 para. 24(1A) words inserted by Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) 2026 reg. 3(8)(a)
Sch. 6 para. 24(2)-(5) words substituted by Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) 2026 reg. 3(8)(b)
Sch. 6 para. 24(6) words substituted by Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) 2026 reg. 3(8)(b)

Any premises occupied in whole or in part—

(a)

by a partner or relative of a single claimant or any member of the family as his home F1where that person has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit or is incapacitated;

(b)

by the former partner of the claimant as his home; but this provision shall not apply where the former partner is a person from whom the claimant is estranged or divorced or with whom he had formed a civil partnership that has been dissolved.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 6 para. 4(a) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1488), regs. 1, 28(2)

Notes on Schedule 6

Modifications

C1: Sch. 6 modified (22.11.2010) by The Jobseekers Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1222), regs. 1(2), 17