Paragraph 8

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

In a case where paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 do not apply to the claimant, £20 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—

F1(a)

a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service established under section 1A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005;

(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(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 1 of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 M1;

but, notwithstanding regulation 25 (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 £20;

(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 £20.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 4 para. 8(1)(a) substituted for Sch. 4 para. 8(1)(a) (29.10.2013) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2536), regs. 1(1), 11(5)

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 2001/1004.