Explanatory note

These Regulations amend regulations 1 and 3 of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006 (“the CB(G)Rs”).

Regulation 2 of these Regulations changes the education and training condition for eligibility to child benefit. Regulation 2(2) amends the definition of “full-time education” in regulation 1(3) of the CB(G)Rs to remove the condition that a person, who is the subject of a claim, must undertake a course of education that is full-time, where they are unable to due to illness or a physical or mental disability. Regulation 2(3)(a) makes consequential amendments and omits regulation 3(2)(ab) of the CB(G)Rs, so that appropriate full-time education, within section 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), is no longer within the education and training condition. Regulation 2(3)(b) omits paragraphs (3) and (5) of regulation 3 of the CB(G)Rs to remove the condition that a qualifying young person must either have been receiving education, which is provided other than at a school or college, as a child or meet prescribed conditions. Regulation 2(3)(c) makes consequential amendments.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.