Regulation 14 Earnings to be disregardedI1

England and Wales

(1)

Earnings derived from employment as an employed earner or a self-employed earner are to be disregarded in the calculation of A’s income for the purposes of the financial assessment.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)

earnings in relation to an employed earner has the same meaning—

(i)

as in regulation 35 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006^f1;

(ii)

where the earner has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, as in regulation 35 of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (earnings of employed earners)^f2; and

(b)

earnings in relation to a self-employed earner has the same meaning as in regulation 37 of the Income Support Regulations (earnings of self-employed earners).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 14 in force at 6.4.2016, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2006/213. Regulation 35 was amended by S.I. 2007/2618, 2009/2655, 2014/591 and 3255.
f2: S.I. 2006/214. Regulation 35 was amended by S.I. 2009 / 2655, 2012/757, 2014/591 and 3255.