Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972

20 (1) The last preceding paragraph shall not apply where, assuming it did apply, the amount of supplementary benefit payable for the week would fall to be reduced under paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the [1966 c. 20.] Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 (adjustment of benefit to normal earnings), but Part I of this Schedule shall then apply subject to the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2) The weekly income of the tenant and any spouse of the tenant shall be ascertained for the purposes of this Schedule by taking for the rebate period or allowance period the amount of the gross weekly income which the person in receipt of supplementary benefit would have if he were engaged in full time work in his normal occupation, and the amount of any gross income of the spouse, and disregarding to the extent mentioned in paragraph 9(3) of this Schedule any item mentioned in paragraph 9(2) of this Schedule which is included in that income.

(3) The amounts mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above shall be those amounts as estimated or determined by the Supplementary Benefits Commission.

(4) The preceding provisions of this paragraph shall be in substitution for paragraph 9(1) of this Schedule.