298.—(1) A person who, apart from this section, would be a qualified adult for the purposes of a scheme to which this section applies shall not be a qualified adult for the purposes of that scheme unless the person is a spouse F1619[, civil partner or cohabitant] within the meaning of this Act.

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(2) Notwithstanding any enactment but without prejudice to subsection (1), the circumstances in which there arises an entitlement to—

(a) an allowance under a scheme to which this section applies, or

(b) an increase in the amount of that allowance,

by reference to the status or description of one or both, or all, of 2 or more persons residing or living together are those circumstances expressly set out in the scheme and not otherwise.

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(3) This section applies to the following schemes administered by the Minister and known as—

(a) the Free Travel Scheme,

(b) the National Fuel Scheme,

(c) the Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme,

(d) the Back to Education Allowance,

(e) the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance,

(f) the Back to Work Allowance (Employees),

(g) the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance,

(h) the Smokeless Fuels Allowance, and

(i) the Household Benefits Package,

being, in each case, the scheme in the terms as it has effect on 1 April 2004.