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.”.