# The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W+S

(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—
(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 ;
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/213/schedule/4/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-2006/schedule-4/paragraph-8
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