The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

Regulation 17(9)

SCHEDULE VI SUMS DISREGARDED FROM CLAIMANT’S EARNINGS

1.—(1) In a case where a claimant is a lone parent, £20 of earnings.

(2) In this paragraph—

(a) “lone parent” means a person who has no partner and who is responsible for, and a member of the same household as, a child;

(b) “child” means a person treated as a child for the purposes of Part IX of the 1992 Act M1 .

Marginal Citations

M1 See section 142(1) of the 1992 Act.

2.  In a case of earnings from employment to which sub-paragraph (2) applies, £20.

(2) This paragraph applies to employment—

(a) as a part-time fireman in a fire brigade maintained in pursuance of the Fire Services Acts 1947 to 1959 M2 ;

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

(c) in the manning or launching of a lifeboat if the employment is part-time.

Marginal Citations

M2 1947 c. 41.

3.—(1) If the claimant or one of the partners is a carer, or both partners are carers, £20 of any earnings received from his or their employment.

(2) In this paragraph the claimant or his partner is a carer if paragraph 4 of Part II of Schedule I (amount applicable for carers) is satisfied in respect of him.

4.—(1) £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner—

(a) is in receipt of—

(i) long-term incapacity benefit under Section 30A of the 1992 Act M3 ;

(ii) severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act;

(iii) attendance allowance;

(iv) disability living allowance under section 71 to 76 of that Act;

(v) any mobility supplement under article 26A of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 M4 (including such a supplement by virtue of any other scheme or order) or under article 25A of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 M5 ; or

(b) is or are registered as blind in a register compiled by a local authority under section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948 M6 (welfare services) or, in Scotland, has been certified as blind and in consequence is registered as blind in a register maintained by or on behalf of a regional or islands council.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner has, within a period of 8 weeks ending on the day in respect of which the claimant first satisfies the conditions for entitlement to state pension credit, had an award of income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance and—

(a) £20 was disregarded in respect of earnings taken into account in that award;

(b) the person whose earnings qualified for the disegard continues in employment after the termination of that award.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), £20 is disregarded if the claimant or, if he has a partner, his partner, immediately before attaining pensionable age,—

(a) had an award of state pension credit; and

(b) a disregard under paragraph 4(1)(a)(i) or (ii) was taken into account in determining that award.

(4) The disregard of £20 specified in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) applies so long as there is no break, other a break which does not exceed 8 weeks,—

(a) in a case to which sub-paragraph (2) refers, in a person’s entitlement to state pension credit or in employment following the first day in respect of which state pension credit is awarded; or

(b) in a case where sub-paragraph (3) applies, in the person’s entitlement to state pension credit since attaining pensionable age.

(5) £20 is the maximum amount which may be disregarded under any sub-paragraph of this paragraph, notwithstanding that in the case of married or unmarried couples, both partners satisfy the requirements of that sub-paragraph.

Marginal Citations

M3 Section 30A was inserted by Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18).

M4 S.I.1983/883.

M5 S.I.1983/686; amended by S.I.1983/1164 and 1540 and 1986/628.

M6 1948 c. 29.

5.  Except where the claimant or his partner qualifies for a £20 disregard under the preceding provisions of this Schedule—

(a) £5 shall be disregarded if a claimant who has no partner has earnings;

(b) £10 shall be disregarded if a claimant who has a partner has earnings.

6.  Any earnings derived from any employment which ended before the day in respect of which the claimant first satisfies the conditions for entitlement to state pension credit.