SCHEDULE 4Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings

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Where the carer premium is awarded in respect of a claimant who is a member of a couple and whose earnings are less than £20, but is not awarded in respect of the other member of the couple, and that other member is engaged in an employment—

a

specified in paragraph 8(1), so much of the other member’s earnings as would not when aggregated with the amount disregarded under paragraph 5 exceed £20;

b

other than one specified in paragraph 8(1), so much of the other member’s earnings from such other employment up to £10 as would not when aggregated with the amount disregarded under paragraph 5 exceed £20.