Regulation 11 Claims for child benefit treated as claims for guardian’s allowance and vice versaI1

Where it appears to the Board that a person who has made a claim for child benefit in respect of a child F1or qualifying young person may be entitled to guardian’s allowance in respect of the same child F2or qualifying young person, the Board may treat, either in the alternative or in addition, the claim as being a claim for guardian’s allowance by that person.

Where it appears to the Board that a person who has made a claim for guardian’s allowance in respect of a child or qualifying young person may be entitled to child benefit in respect of the same child or qualifying young person, the Board may treat, either in the alternative or in addition, the claim as being a claim for child benefit by that person.