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Regulation 7A Conditions relating to national insurance and relevant earningsF1

(1)

A claimant’s relevant earnings for the purposes of paragraph 1(2)(of Schedule 1 to the Act (employment and support allowance: conditions relating to national insurance) are the total amount of the claimant’s earnings at the lower earnings limit for the base tax year.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), earnings which exceed the lower earnings limit are to be disregarded.

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Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 7A inserted (1.11.2010) by The Social Security (Contribution Conditions for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/346), regs. 1, 3(2)