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Disabl-ent Ssnefit. If the parent is not receiving the one psrent increase, but is
receiving ●ny of the shove banefits acc~ the amount. Also ●CCept case6 where the
informsnt is receiving both the lone parent increase snd the above bermfits.
Ref ●r any queriee to S/V.
,, (b) ~=i~y Income supplement
If the informent receives Femily Income Supplement, it is possible that he/she could
be earning a reasonably high salary, since the award is usually made for 52 weeks and
the payment does not change even though the family’s circumstancesmight during the
award pariod.
A couple can now ClaiIU Family Income Supplement if either psrtner is in full time
work of at least 30 hours a wsek, (24 hours if a lone parent). = long as Family
Inccsne Supplsmsnt appears on — one schedule only, of a couple, we will accept it on
either the man’s or the smmans.
,, (c) NI Retirement/Old age pension
If the wife’s allowance is included with her husband’s and she is 60 or mere,
allocate the wife’s allowance to her schedule; if she is under 60 it should be on
husband’ s . The standard rates of psnsion can be increased for staying on at wrk
between the ages of 65 and 70 for a man, 60 and 65 for a voman, or they can be
reduced if other earnings benefit the informant while he is under 70, or she is under
65.
Exclude A2.40 Invalidity allowance paid with retirement ~nsion. This should be
coded at Qn. 19(c).
If the husband is shown as receiving National Insurance Retirement Pension with no
allowance for wife and she is shown as not receiving National Insurance Retirement
Pension, in the absence of any points o=larification or explanation, code the wife
as receiving National Insurance Rstiranent pension - the wife’s allowance only.
Job Release ●
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This is to be coded at QII. 18(c) ; it may need to be transferred from QII.20 or ~.
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For men aged 64 and women aged ~ the job release allowances are tax free.
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For men aged 62-63 and disabled men aged 60-61 the job release allowance is taxable.
Disabled psople become eligible at an earlier age than the able bodied.
Job release is paid until retirement age is reached. Rsfer to S/V if less than the
fixed amount.
Accept the amount if it is greater than the fixed amount.
,, {d) SUPP~SM entary pension, supplementary benefit or allowance
supplementary bsnefit is made up of .%pplsmentary Pension and Supplementary
A2lowance.
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