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Regulation 26 Estimation of income

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The following sums shall be disregarded in estimating a beneficiary’s earnings—

(a)

£5 per week if a beneficiary does not have a partner;

(b)

£10 per week if a beneficiary has a partner, except where paragraph (c) applies; or

(c)

£20 per week if a beneficiary has a partner and that partner is in receipt of—

(i)

long-term incapacity benefit under section 30A of the 1992 Act;

(ii)

attendance allowance under section 64 of that Act;

(iii)

severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act;

(iv)

disability living allowance under sections 71 to 76 of that Act; or

(v)

employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.