# The Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S

(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;
(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;
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1321/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-charge-benefits-general-regulations-1989/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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