The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

3.—(1) If the calculation of the claimant’s applicable amount includes an amount by way of a–

(a) disability premium or severe disability premium under Schedule 2, or

(b) (i) higher pensioner premium under Schedule 2, and

(ii) he has attained the age of 60 and immediately before attaining that age was engaged in employment and entitled under sub-paragraph (a) to a disregard of £15, and

(iii) he has continued after that age in employment,

£15; but, notwithstanding regulation 19 (calculation of income and capital of members of a claimant’s family and of a polygamous marriage), if this paragraph applies to a claimant it shall not apply to his partner except where, and to the extent that, the earnings of the claimant which are to be disregarded under this paragraph are less than £15.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)(iii) no account shall be taken of any period not exceeding 8 consecutive weeks occurring on or after the date on which the claimant attained the age of 60 during which he ceased to be engaged in employment or to be entitled to housing benefit.