5 Income and capital of claimant, spouse etcE+W+S
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Where the claimant is a member of a married or unmarried couple, the income and capital of the other member of the couple shall, except in prescribed circumstances, be treated for the purposes of this Act as income and capital of the claimant.
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C1S. 5: power to apply conferred (prosp.) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), s. 136A(3)(a) (as inserted (prosp.) by State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), ss. 14, 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 3)
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