The Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations 2009

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

13.—(1) Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In Part 3 (premiums)—

(a) in the heading to paragraph 10, for “over 60” substitute “over the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(b) in paragraph 10 (pensioner premium for persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit), for “the age of 60”, wherever those words occur, substitute “the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(c) in paragraph 12 (higher pensioner premium)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), for “the age of 60”, wherever those words occur, substitute “the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(ii) in sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (2)(b), for “his 60th birthday” substitute “the date he attained the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 13 (disability premium), for “the age of 60”, wherever those words occur, substitute “the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 15A (enhanced disability premium), for “is aged less than 60” substitute “has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit”.

(3) In Part 4 (weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part 3), in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 20, for “aged over 60” substitute “who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit”.

(4) In Part 4A (premiums for joint-claim couples)—

(a) in the heading to paragraph 20E, for “the age of 60” substitute “the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(b) in paragraph 20E (pensioner premium where one member of a joint-claim couple has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit), for “the age of 60” substitute “the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(c) in paragraph 20F (higher pensioner premium)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b), for “the age of 60” substitute “the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) for “his 60th birthday” substitute “the date he attained the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(iii) in sub-paragraphs (1)(b)(ii) and (2)(b), for “the 60th birthday of either member of that couple” substitute “the date either member of that couple attained the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 20G (disability premium), for “the age of 60” substitute “the qualifying age for state pension credit”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 20IA (enhanced disability premium), for “is aged less than 60” substitute “has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit”.

(5) In Part 4B (weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part 4A), in sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 20M, for “is aged over 60” substitute “has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit”.