PART 9AMOUNTS OF ALLOWANCE

CHAPTER 1Prescribed amounts

Polygamous marriages68

1

Subject to regulation 69 F2... (special casesF2...), where a claimant is a husband or wife by virtue of a polygamous marriage the amounts prescribed for the purposes of the calculation of the amount of an income-related allowance under section 4(2)(a) of the Act are such of the following amounts as may apply in the claimant's case—

a

an amount in respect of the claimant and the other party to the marriage determined in accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 4;

b

an amount equal to the difference between the amounts specified in paragraph 1(3)(a) (couple where both aged 18 and over) and 1(1)(b) (single claimant aged 25 and over) of Schedule 4 in respect of each spouse additional to the marriage;

c

the amount of any premiums which are applicable to the claimant determined in accordance with Parts 2 and 3 of that Schedule (premiums);

d

any amounts determined in accordance with Schedule 6 (housing costs) which may be applicable to the claimant in respect of mortgage interest payments or such other housing costs as are prescribed in that Schedule.

2

In the case of a partner who is aged less than 18, the amount which applies in respect of that partner is nil unless—

a

that partner is treated as responsible for a child; or

b

that partner is a person who—

i

had that partner not been a member of a polygamous marriage would have qualified for an income-related allowance; or

ii

satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or

iii

is the subject of a direction under section 16 F1 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship).