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17A.—(1) For the purposes of state pension credit, the provisions of this regulation which relate to the earnings of employed earners, shall have effect in place of those prescribed for such earners in the Computation of Earnings Regulations.
(2) Subject to paragraphs [F2(3), (4) and (4A)], “earnings” in the case of employment as an employed earner, means any remuneration or profit derived from that employment and includes—
(a)any bonus or commission;
(b)any payment in lieu of remuneration except any periodic sum paid to a claimant on account of the termination of his employment by reason of redundancy;
(c)any payment in lieu of notice;
(d)any holiday pay;
(e)any payment by way of a retainer;
(f)any payment made by the claimant’s employer in respect of expenses not wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of the employment, including any payment made by the claimant’s employer in respect of—
(i)travelling expenses incurred by the claimant between his home and place of employment;
(ii)expenses incurred by the claimant under arrangements made for the care of a member of his family owing to the claimant’s absence from home;
(g)the amount of any payment by way of a non-cash voucher which has been taken into account in the computation of a person’s earnings in accordance with Part V of Schedule 3 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001;
(h)statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay payable by the employer under the 1992 Act;
[F3(i)F4... statutory paternity pay payable under Part 12ZA of the 1992 Act;]
F5(ia). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F6(ib)statutory shared parental pay payable under Part 12ZC of the 1992 Act;]
(j)statutory adoption pay payable under Part 12ZB of the 1992 Act;
(k)any sums payable under a contract of service—
(i)for incapacity for work due to sickness or injury; or
(ii)by reason of pregnancy or confinement.
(3) “Earnings” shall not include—
(a)subject to paragraph (4), any payment in kind;
(b)any payment in respect of expenses wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of the employment;
(c)any occupational pension;
(d)any lump sum payment made under the Iron and Steel Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme[F7;
(e)any payment of compensation made pursuant to an award by an employment tribunal in respect of unfair dismissal or unlawful discrimination]
[F8(f)any payment in respect of expenses arising out of the [F9claimant participating as a service user].]
(4) Paragraph (3)(a) shall not apply in respect of any non-cash voucher referred to in paragraph (2)(g).
[F10(4A) One half of any sum paid by a claimant by way of a contribution towards an occupational pension scheme or a personal pension scheme shall, for the purpose of calculating his earnings in accordance with this regulation, be disregarded.]
(5) In this regulation “employed earner” means a person who is gainfully employed in Great Britain either under a contract of service, or in an office (including elective office) with emoluments chargeable to income tax under Schedule E.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 17A - Reg. 17B inserted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3019), regs. 1(2)(b), 23(i)
F2Words in reg. 17A(2) substituted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3197), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(1)(a)
F3Reg. 17A(2)(i)(ia) substituted for reg. 17A(2)(i) (1.4.2012) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/757), regs. 1(4), 5(4)
F4Word in reg. 17A(2)(i) omitted (5.4.2015) by virtue of The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3255), arts. 1(3), 10(4)(a) (with art. 35(1))
F5Reg. 17A(2)(ia) omitted (5.4.2015) by virtue of The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3255), arts. 1(3), 10(4)(b) (with art. 35(1))
F6Reg. 17A(2)(ib) inserted (31.12.2014) by The Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3255), arts. 1(2), 10(4)(c)
F7Reg. 17A(3)(e) added (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3197), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(1)(b)
F8Reg. 17A(3)(f) added (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2655), regs. 1(2)(c), 5(3)
F9Words in reg. 17A(3)(f) substituted (28.4.2014) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/591), regs. 1, 7(3)
F10Reg. 17A(4A) inserted (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3197), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(1)(c)
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