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substitute "income test".

2. Point 1067E-A1 (Step 9):

Omit "ordinary" (wherever occurring).

3. Paragraph 1067E-D5(b):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

"(b) either:

       (i) is receiving a job search allowance, youth training allowance, newstart allowance or sickness allowance the rate of which is increased to take account of rent; or

       (ii) would be receiving such an allowance but for the amount of the person's ordinary income reduction under point 1067E-G17.".

4. Heading to Module G of the Sickness Allowance Rate Calculator:

Omit "ORDINARY".

5. Point 1067E-G1:

    (a) After "person's ordinary income" (first occurring) insert ", and the ordinary income of a partner of the person,".

(b) Omit from Note 1 at the end of Step 1 ", 1067E-G3".

(c) Omit Steps 2, 3,4,5 and 6, substitute:

         "Step 2. If the person is a member of a couple, work out the partner income free area using point 1067E-G12.

             Note: The partner income free area is the maximum amount of ordinary income the person's partner can have without affecting the person's benefit.

         Step 3. Use paragraphs 1067E-G13(a), (b) and (c) to work out whether the person has a partner income excess.

         Step 4. If the requirements of paragraphs 1067 E-G13(a), (b) and (c) are not satisfied, the person's partner income excess is nil.

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         Step 5. If the requirements of paragraphs 1067E-G13(a), (b) and (c) are satisfied, the person's partner income excess is the partner's ordinary income less the partner income free area.

         Step 6. Use the person's partner income excess to work out the person's partner income reduction using point 1067E-G14.

         Step 7. Work out whether the person's ordinary income free area exceeds the person's ordinary income free area under point 1067E-G15.

            Note: A person's ordinary income free area is the maximum amount of ordinary income the person can have without affecting the person's benefit rate.

         Step 8. If the person's ordinary income does not exceed the person's ordinary income free area, the person's ordinary income excess is nil.

         Step 9. If the person's ordinary income exceeds the person's ordinary income free area, the person's ordinary income excess is the person's ordinary income less the person's ordinary income free area.

         Step 10. Use the person's ordinary income excess to work out the person's ordinary income reduction using points 1067E-G17,1067E-G18 and 1067E-G19.

         Step 11. Add the person's partner income reduction and ordinary income reduction: the result is the person's income reduction referred to in Step 9 of point 1067E-A1.".

      (d) Omit from Note 2 at the end of point 1067E-G1 "ordinary".

6. Points 1067E-G2 and 1067E-G3:

Omit the points, substitute:

Ordinary income of members of certain couples

"1067E-G2. Subject to point 1067E-G4, if a person is a member of a couple and the