Regulation 5 Amendment of the Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations

In regulation 35A of the Maintenance Assessment Procedure Regulations (circumstances in which a reduced benefit direction shall not be given)^f1, after paragraph (b) there shall be added—

“or

(c)

an amount prescribed under section 9(5)(c) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (increased elements of child tax credit for children or young persons with a disability) is included in an award of child tax credit payable to the parent in question or a member of that parent’s family living with him.”.