§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will amend regulation 8(4) of the Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987 to make the higher pensioner premium or disability premium available to claimants who have ceased to be entitled to mobility allowance or invalidity pension solely on account of their age.
§ Mr. ScottNo-one has reached the upper age limit for mobility allowance. People in receipt of the higher pensioner premium when they reach the upper age limit for invalidity pension retain entitlement to that premium. We have no plans at the present time to extend this premium to people who were not in receipt of the higher pensioner premium when they reached the limit.