SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 SUMS TO BE DISREGARDED IN THE CALCULATION OF EARNINGS

9.

(1)

In a case to which none of paragraphs 5 to 8 applies to the claimant, F1£20 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—

F2(a)

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F3(aa)

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F4(ab)

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F5(a)

a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service established under section 1A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005;

(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 F6... reserve force prescribed in Part I of F7Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001;

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 F1£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 F1£20.