SCHEDULE 8Sums disregarded in the calculation of earnings: persons who are not pensioners
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1
In a case where paragraphs 4, 6, 7 and 9 do not apply to the applicant, £20 of earnings derived from one or more employments as—
a
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 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) 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;
but, notwithstanding paragraph 7 of Schedule 6 (calculation of income and capital of members of applicant’s family and of a polygamous marriage), if this paragraph applies to an applicant it is not to apply to that applicant’s partner except to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (2).
2
If the applicant’s partner is engaged in employment—
a
specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of the applicant’s partner’s earnings as would not in aggregate with the amount of the applicant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £20;
b
other than one specified in sub-paragraph (1), so much of the applicant’s partner’s earnings from that employment up to £10 as would not in aggregate with the applicant’s earnings disregarded under this paragraph exceed £20.