Regulation 13 Amendment of the Carer Support Payment Regulations 2023

(1)

The Carer Support Payment Regulations 2023 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 14(1) (earnings limit)^f1, for “£151” substitute “£196”.

(3)

In regulation 16(1) (amount and form of Carer Support Payment)^f2, for “£81.90” substitute “£83.30”.

(4)

In paragraph 8 of schedule 2 (earnings of employed earners)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

in head (j)(ii) omit “or”,

(ii)

after head (j)(iii) insert—

“, or

(iv)

on neonatal care leave.”,

(b)

in sub-paragraph (5) after the definition of “maternity leave” insert—

““neonatal care leave” means a period of absence from work on leave under section 80EF (neonatal care leave) of the Employment Rights Act 1996^f3,”.

Annotations

f1: Regulation 14(1) was amended by S.S.I. 2024/105.
f2: Regulation 16(1) was amended by S.S.I. 2024/105.
f3: 1996 c. 18. Section 80EF was inserted by paragraph 2 of schedule 1 of the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 (c. 20).