Regulation 15 Individuals in respect of whom Carer’s Allowance is paid in another part of the United Kingdom immediately before moving to Scotland

(1)

This regulation applies where—

(a)

an individual becomes resident in Scotland before 15 March 2026,

(b)

that individual’s entitlement to Carer’s Allowance ceased before that date,

(c)

the individual makes an application for Carer Support within 26 weeks of the date of the move, and

(d)

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 the first day of the award week in which the individual’s entitlement to Carer’s Allowance ceased.

(2)

Where paragraph (1) applies, the Scottish Ministers—

(a)

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

(b)

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

(i)

Carer Support Payment under the 2023 Regulations as they applied before 15 March 2026, and

(ii)

Carer Support in accordance with schedule 2 (transfer from Carer Support Payment to Carer Support) of these Regulations.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), “award week” has the same meaning as in regulation 41(6) of the 2023 Regulations.