# The Social Security and Child Support (Care Payments and Tenant Incentive Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Regulation 10: Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987


(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 6 (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative work), in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (k) insert—
“(ka) he is engaged in caring for a person who is provided with continuing care by a local authority by virtue of arrangements made under section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (duty to provide continuing care) and is in receipt of a payment made under that section of that Act;”.
(3) In regulation 37 (earnings of self-employed earners)—
(a) in paragraph (2), after sub-paragraph (b) insert—
“(ba) any payment made in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (duty to provide continuing care)—
(i) to a claimant; or
(ii) where paragraph (3) applies, to another person (“A”) which A passes on to the claimant;”;
(b) after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) This paragraph applies only where A—
(a) was formerly in the claimant’s care;
(b) is aged 16 or over; and
(c) continues to live with the claimant.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/995/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-and-child-support-care-payments-and-tenant-incentive-scheme-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-10
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