PART 1SOCIAL SECURITY
Miscellaneous
29Persons under pensionable age to take part in work-focused interviews etc.
1
The Administration Act is amended as follows.
2
In section 2A (claim or full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview)—
a
in subsection (1)(a), for sub-paragraph (ii) substitute—
ii
has not attained pensionable age at the time of making the claim (but see subsection (1A)),
b
in subsection (1)(b)(i), for “is under that age and” substitute “has not attained pensionable age and is”, and
c
after subsection (1) insert—
1A
For the purposes of subsection (1) a man born before 6 April 1955 is treated as attaining pensionable age when a woman born on the same day as the man would attain pensionable age.
3
In section 2AA (full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview for partner)—
a
in subsection (1)(a), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute—
i
has not attained pensionable age (but see subsection (1A)), and
ii
has a partner who has also not attained pensionable age,
b
after subsection (1) insert—
1A
For the purposes of subsection (1) a man born before 6 April 1955 is treated as attaining pensionable age when a woman born on the same day as the man would attain pensionable age.
4
In sections 2A(1)(a) and 2AA(1), for “a work-focused interview” substitute “one or more work-focused interviews”, and in section 2A(1)(b), for “such an interview” substitute “one or more work-focused interviews”