# The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023, Paragraph 15: Care charges to be deducted in the calculation of earnings


(1) This paragraph applies where an individual is—
(a) entitled to Carer Support Payment in accordance with these Regulations, and
(b) incurring relevant care charges.
(2) In this paragraph—
“close relative” means a parent, son, daughter, brother, sister or partner,
“relevant care charges” means the charges paid by the individual for care which is provided by a person, who is not a close relative of either the cared for person or the individual, for—
(a) the cared for person, or
(b) any child under the age of 16 on the date on which the award week begins in respect of whom the individual or their partner is entitled to Child Benefit under section 141 of the 1992 Act because the individual is unable to care for any of those persons because they are carrying out duties in connection with their employment,
“cared for person” means the cared for person in respect of whom entitlement to Carer Support Payment arises.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2023/9780111058091/schedule/2/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-carers-assistance-carer-support-payment-scotland-regulations-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-15
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