§ 85. Mr. Alportasked the Minister of National Insurance why, for the purposes of eligibility, her regulations prescribe that the weekly earnings of a wife working in the school meals service should be regarded as including the value of meals provided, even if the wife does not, in fact, accept the meals.
Mr. B. TaylorThe regulations are in general terms. They provide that where earnings have to be assessed for purposes of the National Insurance Acts they are to be calculated on the basis of net remuneration or profit. Their interpretation in relation to a claim for benefit is a matter for the statutory authorities.