Supplementary Benefits Act 1976

6 (1) Where, in paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Schedule, amounts are preceded by A, B or C—

(a) the amount preceded by A is applicable if neither of the others is applicable ;

(b) the amount preceded by B is applicable if either—

(i) the requirements are those of a person eligible for a supplementary pension and neither he, nor a person whose requirements are aggregated with, and treated as, his under paragraph 3 of this Schedule, has attained the age of 80 ; or

(ii) the requirements are those of a person who has been in receipt of a supplementary allowance for a continuous period of not less than two years and his right to the allowance is not, and was not at any time during the last two years of that period, subject to the condition of registration for employment under section 5 of this Act;

(c) the amount preceded by C is applicable if the requirements are those or a person eligible for a supplementary pension and either he, or a person whose requirements are aggregated with, and treated as, his under paragraph 3 of this Schedule, has attained the age of 80.

(2) Where—

(a) an amount applicable to the requirements of any person under paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Schedule is preceded by B or C ; and

(b) supplementary benefit is, or would, but for this paragraph, be, awarded in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Schedule at an increased amount so as to take account of exceptional expenses ;

then, subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, the increase shall be made only to the extent that its weekly amount would, but for this sub-paragraph, exceed—

(i) 50p where the amount applicable is preceded by B ; and

(ii) 75p where the amount applicable is preceded by C.

(3) Sub-paragraph (2) above does not apply to an increase or part of an increase attributable to—

(a) heating expenses ; or

(b) expenses taken into account, but not fully met, under paragraph 11(1)(b) of this Schedule ; or

(c) expenses of a person whose requirements are, under paragraph 3(2) of this Schedule, aggregated with, and treated as, those of the person entitled to the supplementary benefit.