# Social Security Act 1998, Section 48: Apportionment of payments etc. made for more than one earner


After subsection (2) of section 3 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (“earnings” and “earner”) there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(2A) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (2) above may provide that, where a payment is made or a benefit provided to or for the benefit of two or more earners, a proportion (determined in such manner as may be prescribed) of the amount or value of the payment or benefit shall be attributed to each earner.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/14/section/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998/section-48
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