Regulation 10 Applications: carers for 20 or more hours per week

(1)

A person shall not be entitled to be credited with Class 3 contributions under subsection (3)(c) of section 23A by virtue of regulation 5(1)(b) unless an application to be so credited is received by the Secretary of State.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply where that person—

(a)

is in receipt of income support; or

(b)

is a married woman who is not entitled to be credited with contributions under paragraph (1) of regulation 7A (credits for carer’s allowance) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975^f1 by virtue of paragraph (2)(b) (reduced contribution rate election under regulations under section 19(4)) of that regulation.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1975/556. Regulation 7A was inserted by S.I. 1976/409 and amended by S.I. 1987/414, S.I. 1988/1545, S.I. 1996/2367, S.I. 2000/1483, S.I. 2002/490, S.I. 2002/2497, S.I. 2005/2877.