Paragraph 7
In a case to which neither paragraph 5 or 6 applies to the claimant, and subject to sub-paragraph (2), where the claimant’s applicable amount includes an amount by way of the carer premium under Schedule 1 (applicable amounts), F1£20 of the earnings of the person who is, or at any time in the preceding eight weeks was, in receipt of F2carer’s allowance F3or carer support payment or treated in accordance with paragraph 17(2) of that Schedule as being in receipt of carer’s allowance.
Where the carer premium is awarded in respect of the claimant and of any partner of his, their earnings shall for the purposes of this paragraph be aggregated, but the amount to be disregarded in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) shall not exceed £20 of the aggregated amount.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Sch. 6 para. 7 substituted (1.4.2001 for specified purposes, 2.4.2001 for specified purposes, 9.4.2001 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Amendment (Capital Limits and Earnings Disregards) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2545), regs. 1(1)(a)(ii)(b)(c), 3, Sch. para. 3(b)(iii)
- F2
Words in Sch. 6 substituted (1.4.2003) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/511), regs. 1, 3(4)(5)
- F3
Words in Sch. 6 para. 7(1) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 8(10)
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
- F1
- F2
Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision: it is cited because it contains powers exercised in these Regulations in the definitions of “employment", “jobseeker's period", “pensionable age", “pensionable payments", “training" and “work" and because of the meaning assigned to the words “prescribed" and “regulations".
- F3
1992 c.5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and it is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
- F4
1992 c.4; sections 171D and 171G(2) were inserted by the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18), section 6(1) and have effect for the purposes of the Jobseekers Act 1995 by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act. Section 171G(2) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed".
- F5
See section 173(5)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).