{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-contributions-credits-for-parents-and-carers-regulations-2009/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-contributions-credits-for-parents-and-carers-regulations-2009/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111486030",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-contributions-credits-for-parents-and-carers-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“partner” means the person with whom another person—\n(a) resides; and\n(b) shares responsibility for a child under the age of 12;\n“relevant benefit” means—\n(a) attendance allowance in accordance with section 64 (entitlement);\n(b) the care component of disability living allowance in accordance with section 72 (the care component), at the middle or highest rate prescribed in accordance with subsection (3) of that section;\n(c) an increase in the rate of disablement pension in accordance with section 104 (increase where constant attendance needed);\n(d) any benefit by virtue of—\n(i) the Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit Scheme 1983; or\n(ii) regulations made under paragraph 7(2) in Part 2 (regulations providing for benefit) of Schedule 8 (industrial injuries and diseases (old cases)),\nwhich is payable as if the injury or disease were one in respect of which a disablement pension were for the time being payable in respect of an assessment of 100 per cent.;\n(e) a constant attendance allowance payable by virtue of—\n(i) article 8 (constant attendance allowance) of the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006; or\n(ii) article 14 (constant attendance allowance) of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983.\n(2) In these Regulations, a reference to a section or Schedule by number alone is a reference to the section or Schedule so numbered in the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/136."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/606. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2006/1455."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/686. Article 14 was substituted by S.I. 2001/420."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111486030/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:56:49.710826+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}