Regulation 15 Average weekly earnings of self-employed earnersI1

England, Wales and Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 15(4)(f) words substituted by Social Security 2005 reg. 5(3)(4)
reg. 15(4)(c)(iii) word inserted by SI 2003/325 reg. 17 (as amended) by Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit 2003 reg. 4(2)(a)(i)
reg. 15(4)(c)(v) omitted by SI 2003/325 reg. 17 (as amended) by Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit 2003 reg. 4(2)(a)(ii)
reg. 15(4)(c) word omitted by SI 2003/325 reg. 17 (as amended) by Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit 2003 reg. 4(2)(a)(ii)
reg. 15(4)(cc) inserted by SI 2003/325 reg. 17 (as amended) by Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit 2003 reg. 4(2)(b)
reg. 15(4)(b)(iv) omitted by SI 2003/325 reg. 17 (as amended) by Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2003 reg. 2(9)(a)
reg. 15(4)(b) substituted by Social Security (Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2004 reg. 3(2)(9)(a)
reg. 15(4)(c)(ii)(iii) omitted by Social Security (Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, State Pension Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments) 2004 reg. 3(2)(9)(b)
reg. 15(1) words omitted by Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Abolition of Benefit Periods) 2004 reg. 9

(1)

Where a claimant’s income consists of earnings from employment as a selfemployed earner his average weekly earnings shall be estimated by reference to his earnings from that employment over such period as is appropriate in order that his average weekly earnings over the benefit period may be estimated accurately but the length of the period shall not in any case exceed F1a year.

(2)

For the purposes of this regulation the claimant’s earnings shall be calculated in accordance with Chapter IV of this Part.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 15(1) substituted (4.10.1993) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/2118), regs. 1(1), 20

Commencement

I1: Reg. 15 in force at 1.4.1993, see reg. 1(b)