The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Reduction of Grant) (Amendment) Regulations 1993

Sums to be disregarded in the determination of earnings

27.  In Schedule 2–

(a) in paragraph 1(a)(i), for the words “under the 1975 Act” there are substituted the words “under the 1992 Act”;

(b) in paragraph 3(4)(c), following the words “sub-paragraph (2)” there are inserted the words “or (3)”;

(c) after paragraph 4, there are inserted the following paragraphs–

“4A.— (1) In a case to which neither paragraph 3 nor 4 applies to the relevant person, and subject to sub-paragraph (2), where the relevant person’s applicable amount includes an amount by way of the carer premium under Schedule 1 (applicable amounts), £15 of the earnings of the person who is, or at any time in the preceding eight weeks was, in receipt of invalid care allowance or treated in accordance with paragraph 14A(2) of that Schedule as being in receipt of invalid care allowance.

(2) Where the carer premium is awarded in respect of the relevant person and of any partner of his, their earnings shall for the purpose of this paragraph be aggregated, but the amount of earnings to be disregarded in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) shall not exceed £15 of the aggregated amount.

4B.   Where the carer premium is awarded in respect of a relevant person who is a member of a couple and whose earnings are less than £15, but is not awarded in respect of the other member of the couple, and that other member is engaged in an employment–

(a) specified in paragraph 6(1), so much of the other member’s earnings as would not when aggregated with the amount disre garded under paragraph 4A exceed £15;

(b) other than an employment specified in paragraph 6(1), so much of the other member’s earnings from such other employment up to £10 as would not when aggregated with the amount disregarded under paragraph 4A exceed £15.”;

(d) in paragraph 5, for the words “paragraph 3 does not apply” there are substituted the words “paragraphs 3, 4A and 4B do not apply”.

(e) in paragraph 6, for the words “neither paragraph 3 nor 4” there are substituted the words “none of paragraphs 3, 4, 4A or 4B applies”;

(f) in paragraph 9, for “17, 18 or 27” there is substituted “17 or 18”;

(g) in paragraph 14, for the words “section 2 of the Child Benefit Act 1975 (meaning of child)(1)” there are substituted the words “section 142 of the 1992 Act (meaning of child)”; and

(h) in paragraph 15, for “24 hours” there is substituted “16 hours”.

(1)

Paragraph 14A was inserted by S.I. 1991/897 and amended by S.I. 1992/705.