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Regulation 75 Modifications in the calculation of incomeF1

England, Wales and Scotland

For the purposes of regulation 73 (amount of income support payable for part-weeks), a claimant’s income and the income of any person which the claimant is treated as possessing under section 22(5) of the Act or regulation 23(3) shall be calculated in accordance with Part V and, where applicable, VI subject to the following modifications—

(a)

any income which is due to be paid in the relevant week shall be treated as paid on the first day of that week;

(b)

any income support, F2jobseeker’s allowance, F3maternity allowance, F4short-term or long-term incapacity benefit, F5severe disablement allowance F6, employment and support allowance or universal credit F7... payable in the relevant week but not in respect of any day in the part-week shall be disregarded;

(c)

where the part-week occurs at the end of the claim, any income or any change in the amount of income of the same kind which is first payable within the relevant week but not on any day in the part-week shall be disregarded;

(d)

where the part-week occurs immediately after a period in which a person was treated as engaged in remunerative work under regulation 5(5) (persons treated as engaged in remunerative work) any earnings which are taken into account for the purposes of determining that period shall be disregarded;

(e)

where regulation 74(2) (relevant week) applies, any payment of income which—

(i)

is the final payment in a series of payments of the same kind or, if there has been an interruption in such payments, the last one before the interruption;

(ii)

is payable in respect of a period not exceeding a week; and

(iii)

is due to be paid on a day which falls within both the first and second relevant weeks,

shall be taken into account in either the first relevant week or, if it is impracticable to take it into account in that week, in the second relevant week; but this paragraph shall not apply to a payment of income support, F8jobseeker’s allowance, F9maternity allowance, F10short-term or long-term incapacity benefit F11, severe disablement allowance or employment and support allowance F12...;

(f)

where regulation 74(2) applies, any payment of income which—

(i)

is the final payment in a series of payments of the same kind or, if there has been an interruption in such payments, the last one before the interruption;

(ii)

is payable in respect of a period exceeding a week but not exceeding 2 weeks; and

(iii)

is due to be paid on a day which falls within both the first and second relevant weeks,

shall be disregarded; but this sub-paragraph shall not apply to a payment of income support, F13jobseeker’s allowance, F14maternity allowance, short-term or long-term incapacity benefit, F15severe disablement allowance or employment and support allowance ...;

(g)

where regulation 74(2) applies, if the weekly amount of any income which is due to be paid on a day which falls within both the first and second relevant weeks is more than the weekly amount of income of the same kind due to be paid in the last complete benefit week, the excess shall be disregarded;

(h)

where only part of the weekly amount of income is taken into account in the relevant week, the balance shall be disregarded.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 7 inserted (11.4.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/663), regs. 1(1), 27

F2

Words in reg. 75(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/206), regs. 1(1), 20

F3

Words in reg. 75(b) inserted (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 17

F4

Words in reg. 75(b) substituted (13.4.1995) by The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 13 (with reg. 1(4))

F5

Words in reg. 75(b) substituted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 2(10)(a)

F6

Words in reg. 75(b) substituted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 28(6)

F7

Words in reg. 75(b) omitted (13.4.1995) by virtue of The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 13 (with reg. 1(4))

F8

Words in reg. 75(e) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/206), regs. 1(1), 20

F9

Words in reg. 75(e) inserted (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 17

F10

Words in reg. 75(e)(f) substituted (13.4.1995) by The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 13 (with reg. 1(4))

F11

Words in reg. 75(e) substituted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 2(10)(b)

F12

Words in reg. 75(e)(f) omitted (13.4.1995) by virtue of The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 13 (with reg. 1(4))

F13

Words in reg. 75(f) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/206), regs. 1(1), 20

F14

Words in reg. 75(f) inserted (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 17

F15

Words in reg. 75(f) substituted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(b), 2(10)(c)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

F2

1975 c. 14; section 114 is applied by section 52(3)(b) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50); section 166(3A) is inserted by section 62 of that Act and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act.