# The Legal Advice and Assistance Regulations 1989, Paragraph 9


In computing the income of the person concerned–
(a) there shall be left out of account–
(i) any income tax paid or payable on income treated under the provisions of this Schedule as his income;
(ii) contributions estimated to have been paid under the Social Security Acts 1975–1988 or any scheme made under those Acts during or in respect of the seven days up to and including the date of the application for advice and assistance;
(b) there shall be a deduction in respect of the spouse of the person concerned, if the spouses are living together, in respect of the maintenance of any dependent child and in respect of the maintenance of any dependent relative of the person concerned, being (in either of such cases) a member of his or her household, at the following rates–
(i) in the case of a spouse at a rate equivalent to 25 per cent above the amount specified for the time being in column (3) of paragraph 6 of Part IV of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1975 (increase for adult dependant of category A retirement pension);
(ii) in the case of a dependent child or a dependent relative, at a rate equivalent to 25 per cent above the amount specified for the time being in paragraph 2 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 appropriate to the age of the child or relative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/340/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-advice-and-assistance-regulations-1989/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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