Regulation 24 Carer premium

in sub-paragraph (1) for the words “section 37 of the 1975 Act” there are substituted the words “section 70 of the 1992 Act”;

in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for the words “section 37ZB(3) of the 1975 Act” there are substituted the words “section 72(3) of the 1992 Act”; and

after sub-paragraph (2), there is inserted–

“(3)

Where the relevant person or his partner ceases to be in receipt of, or ceases to be treated as being in receipt of, invalid care allowance, the condition mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) shall be treated as satisfied for a period of eight weeks from the date on which he or his partner, as the case may be, was last in receipt of, or was last treated as being in receipt of, invalid care allowance.”.