{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-dependency-regulations-1977/schedule-2/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-dependency-regulations-1977/schedule-2/paragraph-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1977/343",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-dependency-regulations-1977",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Where a person is entitled to receive payment of an amount by way of an increase of a carer’s allowance under paragraph 2 above, that increase shall not be payable unless one of the following conditions is satisfied—\n(a) that the beneficiary would be treated for the purposes of the Child Benefit Act as having the child or qualifying young person living with him; or\n(b) that the requisite contributions are being made to the cost of providing for the child or qualifying young person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 heading and Sch. 2 Pt. I substituted (1.4.2003) by The Social Security Amendment (Carer's Allowance) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2497), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 paras. 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 3(a) inserted (S.) (1.4.2021) by The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/170), regs. 1(1), 6(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 3(b) inserted (S.) (1.4.2021) by The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/170), regs. 1(1), 6(c)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/343/schedule/2/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:06:48.883782+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}