12.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), these Regulations apply to a person who has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to a person if that person, or any partner of that person, is a person on income support, an income-based jobseeker's allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance.
13. The financial year commencing 1st April 2013 and each subsequent financial year are prescribed as the years for which these Regulations apply.