# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, Paragraph 20IA: Enhanced disability premium


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the condition is that in respect of a member of a joint-claim couple who has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit—
(a) the care component of disability living allowance is, or would, but for a suspension of benefit in accordance with regulations under section 113(2) of the Benefits Act or but for an abatement as a consequence of hospitalisation, be payable at the highest rate prescribed under section 72(3) of the Benefits Act; ...
(aa) the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance is, or would, but for regulation 23 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Scottish adult disability living allowance) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025, be payable at the highest rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of those Regulations; or
(b) the daily living component of personal independence payment is, or would, but for regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be payable at the enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(2) of the 2012 Act , the daily living component of adult disability payment is, or would, but for regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, be payable at the enhanced rate under those Regulations, or armed forces independence payment is payable.
(2) The condition is not satisfied if—
(a) paragraph (1) only refers to one member of a joint-claim couple and that member is a long-term patient; or
(b) paragraph (1) refers to both members of a joint-claim couple and both members of the couple are long-term patients.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/schedule/1/paragraph/20IA (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-20IA
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