The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

7.—(1) In a case to which this paragraph applies, £20; but notwithstanding regulation 83 (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 the claimant’s partner except where, and to the extent that, the earnings of the claimant which are to be disregarded under this paragraph are less than £20. N.I.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), this paragraph applies in the case of a claimant to whom regulation 40(2)(a), (b) or (e), 43(1)(a), (d), (e) or (f) or (2) or 45(5) applies.

(3) Where a claimant is doing the work set out in regulation 40(2)(b) and is also undertaking any of the categories of work set out in regulation 45(2) to (4), this paragraph applies only to the extent that the claimant’s earnings are less than the limit of—

(a) £20 set out in regulation 45(2); or

(b) [F1 £92∙00 ]set out in regulation 45(3) or (4),

as the case may be.

(4) This paragraph applies, in a case where the claimant’s partner is in part-time employment and paragraph 6 does not apply.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sum in Sch. 7 para. 7(3)(b) substituted (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/413), regs. 1(1), 3(31)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 7 in operation at 27.10.2008, see reg. 1(1)