# The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S

Where the claimant is a member of a couple—
(a) in a case to which none of paragraphs 4, 6A, 6B, 7 and 8 applies , £10; but notwithstanding regulation 23 (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 where, and to the extent that, the earnings of the claimant which are to be disregarded under this sub-paragraph are less than £10;
(b) in a case to which one or more of paragraphs 4, 6A, 6B, 7 and 8 applies and the total amount disregarded under those paragraphs is less than £10, so much of the claimant’s earnings as would not in aggregate with the amount disregarded under those paragraphs exceed £10.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1967/schedule/8/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-regulations-1987/schedule-8/paragraph-6
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