once the higher pensioner premium is applicable to a claimant, if he then ceases, for a period of eight weeks or less, to be entitled to either income support or income based jobseeker’s allowance, F62or ceases to be treated as entitled to either of those benefits he shall, on becoming re-entitled to either of those benefits, thereafter be treated as having been continuously entitled thereto;

in so far as sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (1)(c)(ii) are concerned, if a claimant ceases to be entitled to either income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance F62or ceases to be treated as entitled to either of those benefits for a period not exceeding eight weeks which includes F63the date he attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, he shall, on becoming re-entitled to either of those benefits, thereafter be treated as having been continuously entitled thereto.

income support because, as a consequence of his participation in that programme, he was engaged in remunerative work or had income in excess of the claimant’s applicable amount as prescribed in Part IV of the Income Support Regulations; or

a jobseeker’s allowance because, as a consequence of his participation in that programme, he was engaged in remunerative work or failed to satisfy the condition specified in section 2(1)(c) or in section 3(1)(a).

the claimant is a single claimant or a lone parent and (in either case) is a long-term patient;

the claimant is a member of a couple or polygamous marriage and each member of the couple or polygamous marriage is a long-term patient; or

is a single claimant or lone parent who has not attained F70the qualifying age for state pension credit and satisfies any one of the additional conditions specified in paragraph 14(1)(a), (c), (e), (f) or (h); or

has not attained F70the qualifying age for state pension credit, has a partner and the claimant satisfies any one of the additional conditions specified in paragraph 14(1)(a), (c), (e), (f) or (h); or

has a partner and the partner has not attained F70the qualifying age for state pension credit and also satisfies any one of the additional conditions specified in paragraph 14.

the claimant is a single claimant or a lone parent and (in either case) is a long-term patient;

the claimant is a member of a couple or polygamous marriage and each member of the couple or polygamous marriage is a long-term patient; or

the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner, is in receipt of F72the 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 or mobility supplement;

the claimant’s partner is in receipt of severe disablement allowance;

the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner, is in receipt of attendance allowance or disability living allowance or is a person whose disability living allowance is payable, in whole or in part, to another in accordance with regulation 44 of the Claims and Payments Regulations (payment of disability living allowance on behalf of third party);

the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner, is in receipt of personal independence payment or is a person whose personal independence payment is payable, in whole or in part, to another in accordance with regulation 58(2) of the Universal Credit etc. Claims and Payments Regulations (payment to another person on the claimant’s behalf);

the claimant or, as the case may be, the claimant’s partner, is in receipt of armed forces independence payment or is a person whose armed forces independence payment is payable, in whole or in part, to another in accordance with article 24D of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;

the claimant’s partner is in receipt of long-term incapacity benefit or is a person to whom section 30B(4) of the Benefits Act (long term rate of incapacity benefit payable to those who are terminally ill) applies F75;

the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner, has an invalid carriage or other vehicle provided to him by the Secretary of State under section 5(2)(a) of and Schedule 2 to the National Health Service Act 1977 F76 or under section 46 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 F77 or provided by the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under article 30(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 F78, or receives payments by way of grant from the Secretary of State under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act of 1977 (additional provisions as to vehicles) or, in Scotland, under section 46 of the Act of 1978;

the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner, is a person who is entitled to the mobility component of disability living allowance but to whom the component is not payable in accordance with regulation 42 of the Claims and Payments Regulations (cases where disability living allowance not payable);

the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner, is a person who is entitled to the mobility component of personal independence payment but to whom the component is not payable in accordance with regulation 61 of the Universal Credit etc. Claims and Payments Regulations (cases where mobility component of personal independence payment not payable);

the claimant or, as the case may be, his partner, is registered as blind in a register compiled by a local authority under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 F84 (welfare services), or, in Scotland, has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a regional or islands council.

he is in receipt of attendance allowanceF85, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 ActF86, armed forces independence payment; and

subject to sub-paragraph (4), there are no non-dependants aged 18 or over normally residing with him or with whom he is normally residing; and

no person is entitled to, and in receipt of, F50a F50carer’s allowance under section 70 of the Benefits Act in respect of caring for him;

the claimant is in receipt of attendance allowanceF88, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 ActF89, armed forces independence payment (the “qualifying benefit"); and

the partner is also in receipt of a qualifying benefit, or if he is a member of a polygamous marriage, all the partners of that marriage are in receipt of a qualifying benefit; and

subject to sub-paragraph (4), there is no non-dependant aged 18 or over normally residing with him or with whom he is normally residing; and

a person in receipt of attendance allowanceF92, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 Act F93, armed forces independence payment;

subject to sub-paragraph (6), a person who joins the claimant’s household for the first time in order to care for the claimant or his partner and immediately before so joining the claimant or his partner satisfied the condition in sub-paragraph (l) or, as the case may be, (2);

a person who is blind or treated as blind within the meaning of paragraph 14(l)(h) and (2).

F95as being in receipt of attendance allowance, or the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act if he would, but for his being a patient for a period exceeding 28 days, be so in receipt;

as being in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78 of the 2012 Act if he would, but for regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be so in receipt;

as being entitled to and in receipt of F50a F50carer’s allowance if he would, but for the person for whom he was caring being a patient in hospital for a period exceeding 28 days, be so entitled and in receipt.

the claimant; or

the claimant’s partner (if any),

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 to that person at the highest rate prescribed under section 72(3) of the Benefits Act; or

the daily living component of personal independence payment is, or would, but for a suspension of benefits in accordance with regulations under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be payable to that person at the enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(2) of the 2012 ActF104; or

armed forces independence payment is payable to that person.

a single claimant or a lone parent and (in either case) is a long-term patient;

a member of a couple or polygamous marriage and each member of the couple or polygamous marriage is a long-term patient; or

in receipt of disability living allowance or is no longer in receipt of that allowance because he is a patient provided that the child or young person continues to be a member of the family; F109...

a young person who is in receipt of personal independence payment or who would, but for regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be so in receipt, provided that the young person continues to be a member of the family;

a young person who is in receipt of armed forces independence payment;

blind or treated as blind within the meaning of paragraph 14(1)(h) and (2)F112; or

a child or young person in respect of whom section 145A of the Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person) applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under that section, and in respect of whom a disabled child premium was included in the claimant’s applicable amount immediately before the death of that child or young person, or ceased to be included in the claimant’s applicable amount because of that child or young person’s death.

whose capital, if calculated in accordance with Part 8 of these Regulations in like manner as for the claimant, except as provided in regulation 106(1), would exceed £3,000; or

who is a long-term patient.

the person in respect of whose care the F50carer’s allowance has been awarded dies; or

in any other case the person in respect of whom a carer premium has been awarded ceases to be entitledF119... to F50a F50carer’s allowance,

F120where sub-paragraph (3)(a) applies, the Sunday following the death of the person in respect of whose care F50a F50carer’s allowance has been awarded or the date of death if the death occurred on a Sunday;

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in any other case, the date on which the person who has been entitled to F50a F50carer’s allowance ceases to be entitled to that allowance.

the person in respect of whose care the F50carer’s allowance has been awarded dies;

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F125in any other case, the person who has been entitled to a carer’s allowance ceased to be entitled to that allowance.

has attained F140the qualifying age for state pension credit but not the age of 80, and either the additional conditions specified in paragraph 20H are satisfied in respect of him; or

once the higher pensioner premium is applicable to a joint-claim couple, if that member then ceases, for a period of eight weeks or less, to be entitled or treated as entitled to either income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance or that couple cease to be entitled to or treated as entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance, he shall or, as the case may be, that couple shall, on becoming re-entitled to any of those benefits, thereafter be treated as having been continuously entitled thereto;

in so far as sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) or (ii) is concerned, if a member of a joint-claim couple ceases to be entitled or treated as entitled to either income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or that couple cease to be entitled to or treated as entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance for a period not exceeding eight weeks which includes F144the date either member of that couple attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, he shall or, as the case may be, the couple shall, on becoming re-entitled to either of those benefits, thereafter be treated as having been continuously entitled thereto.

income support because, as a consequence of his participation in that scheme, he was engaged in remunerative work or had income in excess of the claimant’s applicable amount as prescribed in Part IV of the Income Support Regulations; or

a jobseeker’s allowance because, as a consequence of his participation in that scheme, he was engaged in remunerative work or failed to satisfy the condition specified in section 2(1)(c) or the couple of which he was a member failed to satisfy the condition in section 3A(1)(a).

paragraph (1) only refers to one member of a joint-claim couple and that member is a long-term patient; or

paragraph (1) refers to both members of a joint-claim couple and both members of the couple are long-term patients.

is in receipt of F149the 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 or mobility supplement;

is in receipt of severe disablement allowance;

is in receipt of attendance allowance or disability living allowance or is a person whose disability living allowance is payable, in whole or in part, to another in accordance with regulation 44 of the Claims and Payments Regulations (payment of disability living allowance on behalf of third party);

is in receipt of personal independence payment or is a person whose personal independence payment is payable, in whole or in part, to another in accordance with regulation 58(2) of the Universal Credit etc. Claims and Payments Regulations (payment to another person on the claimant’s behalf);

is in receipt of armed forces independence payment or is a person whose armed forces independence payment is payable, in whole or in part, to another in accordance with article 24D of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;

is in receipt of long-term incapacity benefit or is a person to whom section 30B(4) of the Benefits Act (long-term rate of incapacity benefit payable to those who are terminally ill) applies;

has an invalid carriage or other vehicle provided to him by the Secretary of State under section 5(2)(a) of, and Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 or under section 46 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 or provided by the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under article 30(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, or receives payments by way of grant from the Secretary of State under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act of 1977 (additional provisions as to vehicles) or, in Scotland, under section 46 of the Act of 1978;

is a person who is entitled to the mobility component of disability living allowance but to whom the component is not payable in accordance with regulation 42 of the Claims and Payments Regulations (cases where disability living allowance not payable);

is a person who is entitled to the mobility component of personal independence payment but to whom the component is not payable in accordance with regulation 61 of the Universal Credit etc. Claims and Payments Regulations (cases where mobility component of personal independence payment not payable);

is registered as blind in a register compiled by a local authority under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 (welfare services), or, in Scotland, has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a regional or islands council.

a member of a joint-claim couple is in receipt of attendance allowanceF156, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 ActF157, armed forces independence payment (“the qualifying benefits”); and

the other member is also in receipt of such an allowance, or if he is a member of a polygamous marriage, all the partners of that marriage are in receipt of a qualifying benefit; and

subject to sub-paragraph (3), there is no non-dependant aged 18 or over normally residing with the joint-claim couple or with whom they are normally residing; and

a person in receipt of attendance allowanceF158, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 ActF159, armed forces independence payment;

subject to sub-paragraph (5), a person who joins the joint-claim couple’s household for the first time in order to care for a member of a joint claim couple and immediately before so joining, that member satisfied the condition in sub-paragraph (1);

a person who is blind or treated as blind within the meaning of paragraph 20H(1)(i) and (2).

as being in receipt of attendance allowance, or the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act if he would, but for his being a patient for a period exceeding 28 days, be so in receipt;

as being entitled to and in receipt of F50a F50carer’s allowance if he would, but for the person for whom he was caring being a patient in hospital for a period exceeding 28 days, be so entitled and in receipt.

as being in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78 of the 2012 Act if he would, but for regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be so in receipt.

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; or

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 F166or armed forces independence payment is payable.

paragraph (1) only refers to one member of a joint-claim couple and that member is a long-term patient; or

paragraph (1) refers to both members of a joint-claim couple and both members of the couple are long-term patients.

the person in respect of whose care the F50carer’s allowance has been awarded dies; or

in any other case the member of the joint-claim couple in respect of whom a carer premium has been awarded ceases to be entitled F171... to F50a F50carer’s allowance,

F172where sub-paragraph (3)(a) applies, the Sunday following the death of the person in respect of whose care F50a F50carer’s allowance has been awarded or F173... the date of death if the death occurred on a Sunday;

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in any other case, the date on which that member ceased to be entitled to F50a F50carer’s allowance .

the person in respect of whose care the F50carer’s allowance has been awarded dies;

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F177in any other case, the member who has been entitled to a carer’s allowance ceased to be entitled to that allowance.