Regulation 18
6. In regulation 18 (determination of income on a weekly basis)(1) —
(a)in paragraph (1), after “(treatment of child care charges)”, insert “from the aggregated weekly income or, in a case where the conditions in paragraph (1ZA) are met, from the aggregated weekly income plus whichever credit specified in sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph is appropriate”; and
(b)after paragraph (1) insert —
“(1ZA) The conditions of this paragraph are that —
(a)the relevant person’s average weekly earnings as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) are less than the lower of either his relevant child care charges or whichever of the deductions specified in paragraph (1A) otherwise applies in this case; and
(b)that relevant person or, if he is a member of a couple either the relevant person or his partner, is in receipt of either working families' tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit.”.