Paragraph 12 Higher Pensioner Premium

the claimant is a single claimant or lone parent who has attained F2the qualifying age for state pension credit and either—

the claimant has a partner and–

the claimant–

once the higher pensioner premium is applicable to a claimant, if he then ceases, for a period of eight weeks or less, to be entitled to either income support or income based jobseeker’s allowance, F8or ceases to be treated as entitled to either of those benefits he shall, on becoming re-entitled to either of those benefits, thereafter be treated as having been continuously entitled thereto;

in so far as sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (1)(c)(ii) are concerned, if a claimant ceases to be entitled to either income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or ceases to be treated as entitled to either of those benefits for a period not exceeding eight weeks which includes F9the date he attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, he shall, on becoming re-entitled to either of those benefits, thereafter be treated as having been continuously entitled thereto.

income support because, as a consequence of his participation in that programme, he was engaged in remunerative work or had income in excess of the claimant’s applicable amount as prescribed in Part IV of the Income Support Regulations; or

a jobseeker’s allowance because, as a consequence of his participation in that programme, he was engaged in remunerative work or failed to satisfy the condition specified in section 2(1)(c) or in section 3(1)(a).

the claimant is a single claimant or a lone parent and (in either case) is a long-term patient;

the claimant is a member of a couple or polygamous marriage and each member of the couple or polygamous marriage is a long-term patient; or

the claimant is a member of a couple or a polygamous marriage and a member of that couple or polygamous marriage is—