# The Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Amendment Regulations 1988, Regulation 5: Increase of invalid care allowance for adult dependant


In paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the principal regulations (increase of invalid care allowance for adult dependants)—
(a) for sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—
“(a) a spouse whose weekly earnings do not exceed that amount;”;
(b) for head (iii) of sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following head—
“(iii) if he has earnings, does not have weekly earnings exceeding that amount and for this purpose there shall be disregarded any weekly earnings derived from employment by the beneficiary in caring for a child or children in respect of whom the beneficiary is entitled to child benefit;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/554/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-dependency-amendment-regulations-1988/regulation-5
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