Paragraph 6

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch.2, paras l(a)(i), 3(4)(c) amended by Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) 1993 reg.27(a)(b)(d)(e) (g)(h)
Sch.2, paras 4A, 4B added by Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) 1993 reg.27(c)
Sch.2, paras 5, 6 amended by Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) 1993 reg.27(a)(b)(d)(e) (g)(h)
Sch.2, para 9 rev in pt by Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) 1993 reg.27(f)
Sch.2, paras 14, 15 amended by Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) 1993 reg.27(a)(b)(d)(e) (g)(h)
Sch.2, para 4 substituted by Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) 1991

(1)

In a case to which neither paragraph 3 nor 4 applies to the relevant person, £15 of earnings derived from one or more employments as–

(a)

a part-time fireman in a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of the Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959^f1;

(b)

an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;

(c)

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

(d)

a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979^f2;

but, notwithstanding regulation 15 (determination of income and capital of members of relevant person’s family and of a polygamous marriage), if this paragraph applies to a relevant person it shall not apply to his partner except to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

If the relevant person’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 relevant person’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £15;

(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 applicant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £15.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1947 c. 41, 1951 c. 27, 1959 c. 44.
f2: S.I. 1979/591; Part I of Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 1980/1975.