I don't usually deal with claimants who qualify for JSA and this has probably been answered before. If so, apologies. Why does IBJSA include a single pensioner premium? As one of the basic qualifying conditions for PP is that you are 60, would a single person not be entitled to PC anyway? Or are there circumstances in which someone would be better-off claiming IBJSA rather than PC? If so, why only single people?

A single person aged 60+ would indeed be entitled to claim PC, but JSA (income-based) is an alternative up to age 65 for a man. This differs from IS, where the claimant must be below 60 (though he or she may have a partner aged 60+). So, for IS you can't get a single pensioner premium, only the couple one.

Jim

Thanks for that. I understand it now, he says optimistically.