The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

Earnings of self-employed earnersE+W+S

37.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), “earnings”, in the case of employment as a self-employed earner, means the gross receipts of the employment and shall include any allowance paid under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973F1 [F2or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990] to the claimant for the purpose of assisting him in carrying on his business.

[F3(2) “Earnings” shall not include—

(a)where a claimant is involved in providing board and lodging accommodation for which a charge is payable, any payment by way of such a charge;]

[F4(b)any payment to which paragraph [F526, 27 or 27A] of Schedule 9 refers (payments in respect of a person accommodated with the claimant under an arrangement made by a local authority or voluntary organisation [F6, payments] made to the claimant by a health authority, local authority or voluntary organisation in respect of persons temporarily in the claimant’s care [F7and any payments made to a claimant under section 73(1)(b) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (kinship care assistance)]).]

[F8(ba)any payment made in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (duty to provide continuing care)—

(i)to a claimant; or

(ii)where paragraph (3) applies, to another person (“A”) which A passes on to the claimant;]

[F9(c)any sports award.]

[F10(3) This paragraph applies only where A—

(a)was formerly in the claimant’s care;

(b)is aged 16 or over; and

(c)continues to live with the claimant.]

Textual Amendments

F11973 c. 50; section 2 was amended by sections 9 and 11 and Schedule 2 Part II paragraph 9 and Schedule 3 of the Employment and Training Act 1981 (c. 57).

F3Reg. 37(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2155), regs. 1(1), 16

F4Reg. 37(2)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.5) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2139), regs. 1(1)(a), 27

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 37 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1