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The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008
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68.—(1) Subject to regulation 69 F1... (special casesF1...), where a claimant is a husband or wife by virtue of a polygamous marriage the amounts prescribed for the purposes of the calculation of the amount of an income-related allowance under section 4(2)(a) of the Act are such of the following amounts as may apply in the claimant's case—
(a)an amount in respect of the claimant and the other party to the marriage determined in accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 4;
(b)an amount equal to the difference between the amounts specified in paragraph 1(3)(a) (couple where both aged 18 and over) and 1(1)(b) (single claimant aged 25 and over) of Schedule 4 in respect of each spouse additional to the marriage;
(c)the amount of any premiums which are applicable to the claimant determined in accordance with Parts 2 and 3 of that Schedule (premiums);
(d)any amounts determined in accordance with Schedule 6 (housing costs) which may be applicable to the claimant in respect of [F2housing costs as prescribed] in that Schedule.
(2) In the case of a partner who is aged less than 18, the amount which applies in respect of that partner is nil unless—
(a)that partner is treated as responsible for a child; or
(b)that partner is a person who—
(i)had that partner not been a member of a polygamous marriage would have qualified for an income-related allowance; or
(ii)satisfies the requirements of section 3(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Act (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18); or
(iii)is the subject of a direction under section 16 F3 of that Act (persons under 18: severe hardship).
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F1Words in reg. 68(1) omitted (25.1.2010) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3228), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(b)
F2Words in reg. 68(1)(d) substituted (with effect in accordance with regs.19 - 21 of the amending S.I.) by The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/725), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 5 para. 1(b)
F3Section 16 was amended by paragraph 139(1) and (2) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14).
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