# The Neonatal Care Leave and Pay (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Regulations 2025, Regulation 25: Amendment to the Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015


(1) The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015 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)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/201/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/neonatal-care-leave-and-pay-consequential-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-regulations-2025/regulation-25
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