Paragraph 17 Carer premium
England, Wales and Scotland
The condition is that the claimant or his partner is, or both of them are, entitled to a carer's allowance under section 70 of the Act F1or carer support payment.
F2Subject to sub-paragraph (5), where a carer premium is awarded but—
the person in respect of whose care the carer's allowance F3or carer support payment has been awarded dies; or
in any other case the person in respect of whom a carer premium has been awarded ceases to be entitled to a carer's allowance or carer support payment,
the condition for the award of the premium shall be treated as satisfied for a period of eight weeks from the relevant date specified in sub-paragraph (3).
The relevant date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) shall be—
where sub-paragraph (2)(a) applies, the Sunday following the death of the person in respect of whose care a carer's allowance F4or carer support payment has been awarded or the date of death if the death occurred on a Sunday;
in any other case, the date on which the person who has been entitled to a carer's allowance or carer support payment ceases to be entitled to that allowance F5or payment.
F6Subject to sub-paragraph (5), where a person who has been entitled to a carer's allowance F7or carer support payment ceases to be entitled to that allowance F8or payment and makes a claim for housing benefit, the condition for the award of the carer premium shall be treated as satisfied for a period of eight weeks from the date on which—
the person in respect of whose care the carer's allowance or carer support payment has been awarded dies;
in any other case, the person who has been entitled to a carer's allowance or carer support payment ceased to be entitled to that allowance or payment.
For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2)(a) and (4)(a), where the relevant premium has been awarded as a result of the claimant or the claimant’s partner being entitled to carer support payment, and the death occurred on or after 15th March 2026, the references to “eight weeks” are to be read as “12 weeks”.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 3 para. 17(1) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 17(4)(c)(i)
- F2
Words in Sch. 3 para. 17(2) substituted (15.3.2026) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/246), arts. 1(2), 20(3)(a)
- F3
Words in Sch. 3 para. 17(2) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 17(4)(c)(ii)
- F4
Words in Sch. 3 para. 17(3) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 17(4)(c)(iii)(aa)
- F5
Words in Sch. 3 para. 17(3) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 17(4)(c)(iii)(bb)
- F6
Words in Sch. 3 para. 17(4) substituted (15.3.2026) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/246), arts. 1(2), 20(3)(b)
- F7
Words in Sch. 3 para. 17(4) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 17(4)(c)(iv)(aa)
- F8
Words in Sch. 3 para. 17(4) inserted (19.11.2023) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1218), arts. 1(2), 17(4)(c)(iv)(bb)
- F9
Sch. 3 para. 17(5) inserted (15.3.2026) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/246), arts. 1(2), 20(3)(c)