Prescribed amount of earnings
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48. The prescribed amount of earnings for the purposes of Article 4(1)(c) of the Order (the contribution-based conditions) is to be calculated by applying the formula—
where—
A is the age-related amount applicable to the claimant for the purposes of Article 6(1)(a) of the Order(1); and
D is any amount disregarded from the claimant’s earnings in accordance with the Schedule to these Regulations and either regulation 59(2) (calculation of net earnings of employed earners) or regulation 61(2) (calculation of net profit of self-employed earners).
(1)
Article 6(1) was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1))