PART 1 E+W General

Meaning of “pensioner” and “person who is not a pensioner” E+W

3.  In these Regulations a person is—

(a) a “pensioner” (“pensiynwr”) if—

(i) that person has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit; and

(ii) that person is not, and, if that person has a partner, that person’s partner is not—

(aa) a person on income support, on an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or on an income-related employment and support allowance, or

(bb) a person with an award of universal credit; and

(b) a “person who is not a pensioner” (“person nad yw’n bensiynwr”) if—

(i) that person has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit; or

(ii) that person has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and that person, or if that person has a partner, that person’s partner, is—

(aa) a person on income support, on an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or on an income-related employment and support allowance, or

(bb) a person with an award of universal credit.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 3 in force at 28.11.2013, see reg. 1(2)