Paragraph 13 Disability Premium

F1(1)

F2Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the condition is that the claimant—

(a)

is a single claimant or lone parent who has not attained F3the qualifying age for state pension credit and satisfies any one of the additional conditions specified in paragraph 14(1)(a), (c), F4(ca), (cb), (e), (f) F5, (fa) or (h); or

(b)

has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, has a partner and the claimant satisfies any one of the additional conditions specified in paragraph 14(1)(a), (c), F6(ca), (cb), (e), (f) F7, (fa) or (h); or

(c)

has a partner and the partner has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and also satisfies any one of the additional conditions specified in paragraph 14.

F8(2)

The condition is not satisfied if—

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(i)

is a long-term patient; and

(ii)

is the only member of the couple or polygamous marriage to whom the condition in sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) refers.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 1 para. 13(1): Sch. 1 para. 13 renumbered to Sch. 1 para. 13(1) (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(6) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/719), regs. 1(6), 3(8)(c)(i)
F2: Words in Sch. 1 para. 13(1) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(6) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/719), regs. 1(6), 3(8)(c)(ii)
F3: Words in Sch. 1 para. 13(1) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1488), regs. 1, 13(2)(d)
F4: Words in Sch. 1 para. 13(1)(a) inserted (28.11.2018) by The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1129), regs. 1(2), 2(b)(i)(aa)
F5: Word in Sch. 1 para. 13(1)(a) inserted (28.11.2018) by The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1129), regs. 1(2), 2(b)(i)(bb)
F6: Words in Sch. 1 para. 13(1)(b) inserted (28.11.2018) by The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1129), regs. 1(2), 2(b)(ii)(aa)
F7: Word in Sch. 1 para. 13(1)(b) inserted (28.11.2018) by The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1129), regs. 1(2), 2(b)(ii)(bb)
F8: Sch. 1 para. 13(2) inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(6) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/719), regs. 1(6), 3(8)(c)(iii)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: 1995 c.18.
F2: Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision: it is cited because it contains powers exercised in these Regulations in the definitions of “employment", “jobseeker's period", “pensionable age", “pensionable payments", “training" and “work" and because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".
F3: 1992 c.5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and it is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
F4: 1992 c.4; sections 171D and 171G(2) were inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18), section 6(1) and have effect for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act. Section 171G(2) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
F5: See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).