# The Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Regulation 5: Making care leaver payments


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where an individual is entitled to a care leaver payment under regulation 3, the responsible authority must make the payment as soon as reasonably practicable after—
(a) where the individual is a person described in regulation 3(2), the date on which the individual ceases to be looked after,
(b) where the individual is a person described in regulation 3(3), the date on which the individual ceases to receive continuing care.
(2) The responsible authority may, with the individual’s agreement, make the care leaver payment in two equal instalments.
(3) Where the care leaver payment is to be made in two equal instalments in accordance with paragraph (2), the responsible authority must—
(a) make the first instalment as soon as reasonably practicable after—
(i) where the individual is a person described in regulation 3(2), the date on which the individual ceases to be looked after,
(ii) where the individual is a person described in regulation 3(3), the date on which the individual ceases to receive continuing care,
(b) agree with the individual a suitable date on which to make the second instalment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111065112/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-care-leaver-payment-scotland-regulations-2026/regulation-5
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