Regulation 2 Increase in relevant maximum for disabled children

(1)

Section 19 of the Childcare Payments Act 2014 (payments into childcare accounts) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (5), for “is £2,000” substitute “is—

(a)

in the case of a disabled child, £4,000, and

(b)

in the case of any other child, £2,000.”.

(3)

At the end insert—

“(10)
In subsection (5) “disabled child” is to be read in accordance with regulations made under section 14(1).”^f1.

Annotations

f1: Regulation 5 of the Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/448) explains when a disabled child is a qualifying child for the purposes of the Act and gives the meaning of disabled child for those purposes.