Regulation 11 Beginning of entitlement to assistance

an individual makes an application for Carer Support, under the 2023 Regulations as amended by these Regulations,

the individual has notified the Scottish Ministers that they wish their entitlement to assistance to begin on a date prior to the day on which their application for Carer Support is treated as made in accordance with regulation 18(1) (when an application is to be treated as made and beginning of entitlement to assistance) of the 2023 Regulations as amended by these Regulations,

the date chosen by the individual is before 15 March 2026, and

it is likely that the Scottish Ministers would determine that the individual is entitled to Carer Support Payment under the 2023 Regulations as they applied before 15 March 2026 on the first day of the award week in which that chosen date falls.

an individual makes an application for Carer Support in respect of a cared for person within 13 weeks of a relevant qualifying disability benefit decision under regulation 19 (applications made within 13 weeks of a qualifying disability benefit decision) of the 2023 Regulations as amended by these Regulations,

entitlement to that qualifying disability benefit begins before 15 March 2026, and

it is likely that the Scottish Ministers would determine that the individual is entitled to Carer Support Payment under the 2023 Regulations as they applied before 15 March 2026 and entitlement would begin on—

may treat the application for Carer Support mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2) as an application for Carer Support Payment under the 2023 Regulations as they applied before 15 March 2026,

are to make a determination of the individual’s entitlement to—