SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

PART IAMENDMENTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT

Income support

2

In section 123(1) (entitlement to income support)—

a

after paragraph (a) (claimant must be 16 or over) insert—

aa

he has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit;

b

after paragraph (f) (claimant must not be entitled to jobseeker’s allowance etc.) add

; and

g

if he is a member of a married or unmarried couple, the other member of the couple is not entitled to state pension credit.