The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

7.—(1) In a case to which none of paragraphs [F1 4 to 6B] applies to the claimant, [F2 £20] of earnings derived from one or more employments as— E+W+S

(a) a part-time fireman in a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of the Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959F3 ;

(b) an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;

(c) a person engaged part time in the manning or launching of a life boat;

(d) a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979F4 ;

but, notwithstanding regulation 23 (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 his partner except to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) If the claimant's partner is engaged in employment—

(a) specified in sub-paragraph (1) so much of his earnings as would not in aggregate with the amount of the claimant's earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed [F2 £20];

(b) other than one specified in sub-paragraph (1) so much of his earnings from that employment up to £5 as would not in aggregate with the claimant's earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed [F2 £20].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 8 para. 7 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/315), regs. 1(1)(c), 8(3)

F2 Word in Sch. 8 para. 7 substituted (1.4.2001 for specified purposes, 2.4.2001 for specified purposes) by The Social Security Amendment (Capital Limits and Earnings Disregards) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/2545), regs. 1(1)(a)(ii)(b)(i)(c), 3, Sch. para. 2(e)

F3 1947 c. 41, 1951 c. 27, 1959 c. 44.

F4 S.I. 1979/591; Part I of Schedule 3 substituted by S.I. 1980/1975.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 7 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1