Paragraph 9 Amendment of the 2018 Act

Section 81 of the 2018 Act is amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5).

In subsection (2), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

in receipt of—

(i)

a carer’s allowance under section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1, or

(ii)

carer support payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/XXX), and”.

In subsection (9), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

in receipt of—

(i)

a carer’s allowance under section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or

(ii)

carer support payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/XXX),”.

In subsection (11), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

in receipt of—

(i)

a carer’s allowance under section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or

(ii)

carer support payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/XXX),”.

In subsection (13), for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

in receipt of—

(i)

a carer’s allowance under section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or

(ii)

carer support payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/XXX),”.