The Age-Related Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Entitlement: basic cases

2.—(1) A qualifying individual shall be entitled to a payment of £200 if at any time in the relevant week—

(a)he is single; and

(b)he is not living with another qualifying individual.

(2) A qualifying individual shall be entitled to a payment of £100 if at any time in the relevant week—

(a)he is single; and

(b)he is living with another qualifying individual.

(3) A qualifying individual shall be entitled to a payment of £200 if at any time in the relevant week he is part of a couple and—

(a)the other member of the couple is not in receipt of guarantee credit, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income support; and

(b)either—

(i)the other member of the couple is not a qualifying individual; or

(ii)either member of the couple is in receipt of savings credit.

(4) A qualifying individual shall be entitled to a payment of £100 if at any time in the relevant week he is part of a couple and the other member of the couple is also a qualifying individual.

(5) This regulation is subject to regulation 3.