SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 SUMS TO BE DISREGARDED IN THE CALCULATION OF EARNINGS

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1

In a case to which none of paragraphs 5 to 8 applies to the claimant, F3£20 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—

a

a part-time member of a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of the Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959F1;

F4aa

a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority;

b

an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;

c

a person engaged part-time in the manning or launching of a lifeboat;

d

a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1979F2;

but, notwithstanding regulation 88 (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 F3£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 F3£20.