144. Total amount payable to a couple.

(1) In the case of a couple, where each of the couple is entitled to jobseeker's allowance or pre-retirement allowance, the total amount payable to them under this Chapter shall not exceed the amount which would be payable if only one of them was entitled to be paid jobseeker's allowance or pre-retirement allowance, as the case may be, (including any increases thereof, where appropriate) and each of them shall be entitled to be paid one-half of the amount (including any increases thereof, where appropriate) which would be payable to him or her if only one of them were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or pre-retirement allowance as the case may be.

(2)

(a) In this subsection "relevant benefit or pension" means illness benefit, jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed), injury benefit, disablement pension, State pension (contributory), State pension (non-contributory), State pension (transition) or invalidity pension.

(b) Where one of a couple is entitled to

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