Paragraph 9

(1)

In a case where F1paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Schedule do not apply to the applicant, £20 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—

(a)

a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004^f1 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;

(b)

a part-time fire-fighter employed by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service^f2;

(c)

an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;

(d)

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

(e)

a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001^f3;

but, notwithstanding paragraph 30 of this scheme (calculation of income and capital: applicant’s family and polygamous marriages), if this paragraph applies to an applicant it is not to apply to that applicant’s partner except to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

If the applicant’s partner is engaged in employment—

(a)

specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of the applicant’s partner’s earnings as would not in aggregate with the amount of the applicant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £20;

(b)

other than one specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of the applicant’s partner’s earnings from that employment up to £10 as would not in aggregate with the applicant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £20.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. Scheme Sch. 6 para. 9(1) substituted (15.1.2014) by The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/66), regs. 1, 29

Footnotes

f1: 2004 c.21.
f2: Section 1A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5) refers. Section 1A was inserted by section 101 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8).
f3: S.I. 2001/1004.