Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011
Amendment of section 144 of Principal Act. |
8.— The Principal Act is amended in section 144— | |
(a) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3): | ||
“(3A) In this section— | ||
(a) a reference to a civil partner is a reference to each civil partner of a couple in relation to the other, and | ||
(b) a reference to a cohabitant is a reference to each cohabitant in relation to the other.”, and | ||
(b) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (4) (amended by section 19 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010 ): | ||
“(4) For the purposes of this section, a reference to ‘jobseeker’s allowance’ shall be read as including a reference to pre-retirement allowance.”. |