Article 20 Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2010

(1)

The Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2010^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 7 (additional period in respect of entitlement to carer’s allowance and relevant benefits)—

(a)

in the heading, after “carer’s allowance” insert “or carer support payment”;

(b)

at the end of paragraph (1)(a), insert “or carer support payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023”;

(c)

at the end of paragraph (1)(b), insert “or carer support payment by virtue of those Regulations”;

(d)

at the end of paragraph (2), insert “or a payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023”.

(3)

In regulation 10(2)(b) (applications: carers for 20 or more hours per week), after “carer’s allowance” insert “or carer support payment”.

Annotations

f1: S.I. 2010/19, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.