# The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026, Article 51: Amendment of the State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015


(1) The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 11(2)(a)(via) (days which are not included in determining the period of deferral), for “carer support payment under” substitute “the carer support payment component of carer support given in accordance with”.
(3) In regulation 38 (credits for an additional period in respect of entitlement to carer's allowance and relevant benefits)—
(a) in the heading, after “carer’s allowance” insert “or carer’s support payment”;
(b) in paragraph (1)(a), after “carer's allowance by virtue of subsection (1) of section 70(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (carers allowance)” insert “or the carer support payment component of carer support given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023”;
(c) at the end of paragraph (1)(b) insert “or the carer support payment component of carer support by virtue of those Regulations”;
(d) in paragraph (2), after “an allowance under section 70 of the Contributions and Benefits Act” insert “or the carer support payment component of carer support given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348277302/article/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-scotland-act-2018-carers-assistance-consequential-modifications-order-2026/article-51
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