SCHEDULE 6CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO SECONDARY LEGISLATION

Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996

14.  In regulation 2(1) of the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “couple” substitute—

“couple” means—

(a)

two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or

(b)

two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple;.

(1)

S.I. 1996/2745; the definition of “couple” was substituted by S.I. 2005/2919 and S.I. 2014/107. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.