8.—(1) In a case where paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 do not apply to the claimant, £20 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—
(a)as a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 M1 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies;
(b)a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority (as defined in section 1 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 M2) or a joint fire and rescue board constituted by an amalgamation scheme made under section 2(1) of that Act;
(c)an auxiliary coastguard in respect of coast rescue activities;
(d)a person engaged part-time in the manning or launching of a life boat;
(e)a member of any territorial or reserve force prescribed in Part I of Schedule 6 to the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 M3;
but, notwithstanding regulation 15 (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 £20;
(b)other than one specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of his earnings from that employment up to £10 as would not in aggregate with the claimant's earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £20.
Marginal Citations
M22005 asp 5. paragraph 8(1)(c) applies in Scotland only– see footnote (a) above.