Paragraph 6 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

In a case to which neither paragraph 3 nor 4 applies to the claimant, £15 of earnings derived from one or more employments as–

(a)

a part-time fireman in a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of the Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959^f1;

(b)

an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;

(c)

a person engaged part-time in the manning or launching of a life boat;

(d)

a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979^f2;

but, notwithstanding regulation 10 (calculation of income and capital of members of claimant’s family and of a polygamous marriage), if this paragraph applies to a claimant it shall not apply to his partner except to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

If the claimant’s partner is engaged in employment–

(a)

specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of his earnings as would not in aggregate with the amount of the claimant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £15;

(b)

other than one specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of his earnings from that employment up to £10 as would not in aggregate with the claimant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £15.

Paragraph 6 I1

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