The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

Additional condition for the Higher Pensioner and Disability Premiums E+W+S

12.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraph 7 the additional condition referred to in paragraphs 10 and 11 is that either—

(a) the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner—

(i) is in receipt of one or more of the following benefits: attendance allowance [F1 , pension age disability payment], [F2 disability living allowance, [F3 armed forces independence payment,] [F4 personal independence payment,] [F5 adult disability payment,] [F6 the disability element or the severe disability element of working tax credit as specified in regulation 20(1)(b) and (f) of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002]], mobility supplement, [F7 long-term incapacity benefit] under [F8 Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act or severe disablement allowance under Part III of that Act] [F9 but, in the case of [F7 long-term incapacity benefit] or severe disablement allowance only where it is paid in respect of him]; or

(ii) is provided by the Secretary of State with an invalid carriage or other vehicle under section 5(2) of the National Health Service Act 1977 F10 (other services) or, in Scotland, under section 46 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 F11 (provision of vehicles) or receives payments by way of grant from the Secretary of State under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to that 1977 Act (additional provisions as to vehicles) or, in Scotland, under that section 46; or

[F12 (iii) is certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist; or]

[F13 (b) the claimant—

(i) is entitled to statutory sick pay or [F14 is, or is treated as, incapable of work,] in accordance with the provisions of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act and the regulations made thereunder (incapacity for work), and

(ii) has been so entitled or so incapable[F15 , or has been treated as so incapable,] for a continuous period of not less than—

(aa) 196 days in the case of a claimant who is terminally ill within the meaning of section 30B(4) of the Contributions and Benefits Act; or

(bb) [F16 subject to [F17 paragraph 2A] of Schedule 7,] 364 days in any other case;

and for these purposes any two or more periods of entitlement or incapacity separated by a break of not more than 56 days shall be treated as one continuous period; or; and]

[F18 (c) the claimant’s partner was in receipt of long-term incapacity benefit under Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act when entitlement to that benefit ceased on account of the payment of a retirement pension under that Act [F19 or a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014] and—

(i) the claimant has since remained continuously entitled to income support;

(ii) the higher pensioner premium or disability premium has been applicable to the claimant; and

(iii) the partner is still alive;

(d) except where paragraph [F20 2A F21 ...] of Schedule 7 (patients) applies, the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner was in receipt of attendance allowance [F22 , disability living allowance [F23 , personal independence payment or adult disability payment]] —

(i) but payment of that benefit has been suspended under the [F24 Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 [F25 , the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 or regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act]] or otherwise abated as a consequence of the claimant or his partner becoming a patient within the meaning of regulation 21(3); and

(ii) a higher pensioner premium or disability premium has been applicable to the claimant][F26 ; or

(e) except where paragraph 2A of Schedule 7 (patients) applies, the claimant or, as the case may be, the claimant’s partner was in receipt of pension age disability payment—

(i) but no amount is payable in accordance with regulation 20 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to pension age disability payment) of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024; and

(ii) a higher pensioner premium or disability premium has been applicable to the claimant.]

[F27 (1A) In the case of a claimant who is a welfare to work beneficiary, the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to a period of 56 days shall be treated as a reference to a period of [F28 104 weeks].]

[F29 (2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a)(iii), a person who has ceased to be certified as severely sight impaired or blind on regaining his eyesight shall nevertheless be treated as severely sight impaired or blind, as the case may be, and as satisfying the additional condition set out in that sub-paragraph for a period of 28 weeks following the date on which he ceased to be so certified.]

F30 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) For the purpose of [F31 sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d)], once the higher pensioner premium is applicable to the claimant by virtue of his satisfying the condition specified in that provision, if he then ceases, for a period of eight weeks or less, to be entitled to income support, he shall on again becoming so entitled to income support, immediately thereafter be treated as satisfying the condition in [F31 sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d)].

[F32 (5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), once the disability premium is applicable to a claimant by virtue of his satisfying the additional condition specified in that provision, he shall continue to be treated as satisfying that condition for any period spent by him in undertaking a course of training provided under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 [F33 or for any period during which he is in receipt of a training allowance].]

[F34 (6) For the purposes of [F35 sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) and (c)], a reference to a person in receipt of long-term incapacity benefit includes a person in receipt of short-term incapacity benefit at a rate equal to the long-term rate by virtue of section 30B(4)(a) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (short-term incapacity benefit for a person who is terminally ill), or who would be or would have been in receipt of short-term incapacity benefit at such a rate but for the fact that the rate of short-term incapacity benefit already payable to him is or was equal to or greater than the long-term rate.]

F36 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/919), arts. 1(1), 4(4)(d)(i)

F2 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) substituted (6.4.1992) by The Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2742), regs. 1(1), 11(4)(b) (with reg. 1(2))

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), art. 2(2), Sch. para. 4(5)(b)

F4 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 11(5)(b)(i)

F5 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 2(6)(b)(i)

F6 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) substituted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(5)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/455), Sch. 1 para. 20(b)

F7 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) substituted (13.4.1995) by The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 16(2) (with regs. 1(4), 20(4))

F8 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.5) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2139), regs. 1(1)(a), 30(2)

F9 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(i) inserted (11.4.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/663), regs. 1(1), 29(c)(i)

F10 1977 c. 49; section 5(2) amended and subsection (2A) added by section 1 of the Public Health Laboratory Service Act 1979 (c. 23) and subsection (2B) added by section 9 of the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48).

F11 1978 c. 29.

F12 Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(a)(iii) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(a)(i)(aa)

F13 Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(b) substituted (13.4.1995) by The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 17(a) (with reg. 1(4))

F14 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(b)(i) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2303), regs. 1(1)(a), 6(8)(a) (with reg. 8)

F15 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(b)(ii) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2303), regs. 1(1)(a), 6(8)(b) (with reg. 8)

F16 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. III para. 12(1)(b)(ii)(bb) inserted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3360), reg. 4(3)(a)

F17 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(b)(ii)(bb) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(7) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/719), regs. 1(6), 2(7)(d)(i)

F18 Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(c), (d) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(c) (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3019), regs. 1(2)(b), 29(5)(e)

F19 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(c) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 8(3)

F20 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. III para. 12(1)(d) substituted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(c) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3360), reg. 4(3)(b)

F21 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(d) omitted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(7) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/719), regs. 1(6), 2(7)(d)(ii)

F22 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(d) substituted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 11(5)(b)(ii)(aa)

F23 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(d) substituted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 2(6)(b)(ii)

F24 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(d)(i) substituted (12.5.2004) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1141), regs. 1(1), 6

F25 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(d)(i) substituted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 11(5)(b)(ii)(bb)

F26 Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(e) and word inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/919), arts. 1(1), 4(4)(d)(ii)

F27 Sch. 2 para. 12(1A) inserted (5.10.1998) by The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2231), regs. 1, 13(3)(b)

F28 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1A) substituted (9.10.2006) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2378), regs. 1(7), 5(7)(a)

F29 Sch. 2 para. 12(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(a)(i)(bb)

F30 Sch. 2 para. 12(3) omitted (13.4.1995) by virtue of The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 17(b) (with reg. 1(4))

F31 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. III para. 12(4) substituted (6.10.2003) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2379), regs. 1, 2(4)(a)

F32 Sch. 2 para. 12(5) added (12.12.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 5 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2022), regs. 1(1)(a), 17(b)

F33 Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(5) inserted (9.10.1989) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 3 Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1678), regs. 1(1)(a), 6(e)

F34 Sch. 2 para. 12(6) added (13.4.1995) by The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 16(3) (with reg. 1(4))

F35 Words in Sch. 2 Pt. III para. 12(6) substituted (6.10.2003) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2379), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)

F36 Sch. 2 para. 12(7) omitted (25.10.2004) by virtue of The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus and Lone Parent Run-on) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1589), regs. 1(1), 2(d)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 2 applied (with modifications) (8.4.2013) by S.I. 2003/2382 (as amended (E.) by The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances), (Dental Charges) and (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/475), regs. 1(2)(b), 24(2))

C2 Sch. 2 para. 12(1) modified (13.4.1995) by The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 19(4) (with reg. 1(4))

C3 Sch. 2 para. 12(1)(b) amended (1.11.2010) by S.I. 2010/1907, reg. 23A(2)(4) (as inserted by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2430), regs. 1(2), 14)

C4 Sch. 2 para. 12(1A) amended (1.11.2010) by S.I. 2010/1907, reg. 23A(3)(4) (as inserted by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2430), regs. 1(2), 14)

C5 Sch. 2 para. 12(5) amended (1.11.2010) by S.I. 2010/1907, reg. 23A(3)(4) (as inserted by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2430), regs. 1(2), 14)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1