Regulation 25 Amendment to the Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015

(1)

The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 12 (qualifying paid work: time off in connection with sickness or parenting)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(n), after “the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;” omit “or”;

(b)

at the end of paragraph (1)(o), for “.” substitute “;”;

(c)

after paragraph (1)(o), insert—

“(p)

in relation to England, Wales and Scotland only, is absent from work during a period of neonatal care leave under section 80EF of the Employment Rights Act 1996; or

(q)

in relation to England, Wales and Scotland only, is paid statutory neonatal care pay under Part 12ZE of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.”;

(d)

in paragraph (4) after “paragraph (1)(b) to (m)” insert “, (p) or (q)”;

(e)

in paragraph (7)(a)—

(i)

after “paragraph (1)(a) to (c), (f)” for “or” substitute “,”;

(ii)

after “(i)” insert “, or (q)”;

(f)

in paragraph (7)(b)—

(i)

after “paragraph (1)(d), (e), (g), (h)” for “or” substitute “,”;

(ii)

after “(j) to (m)” insert “, or (p)”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2015/448; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/793, S.I. 2017/1101, S.I. 2020/354, S.I. 2021/781 and S.R. 2023 No. 157.