{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-care-leaver-payment-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-care-leaver-payment-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "sdsi/2026/9780111065112",
  "legislation_title": "The Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-care-leaver-payment-scotland-regulations-2026",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Entitlement to care leaver payments",
  "text": "(1) An individual who is described in paragraphs (2) or (3) is entitled to a care leaver payment from the responsible authority.\n(2) An individual who—\n(a) was looked after on or after their 16th birthday,\n(b) ceases to be looked after on or after 1 April 2026, and\n(c) is not in receipt of continuing care.\n(3) An individual who—\n(a) was in receipt of continuing care, and\n(b) ceases to receive continuing care on or after 1 April 2026.\n(4) An individual is not entitled to a care leaver payment if the individual has previously received a care leaver payment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065112/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:28:01.185873+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}