{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002/schedule-IIA/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002/schedule-IIA/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1792",
  "legislation_title": "The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-regulations-2002",
  "path": "schedule/IIA/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Amount of additional payment",
  "text": "(1) The additional amount applicable to a claimant to whom this Schedule applies is—\n(a) subject to paragraph 10, £69.98 for each child or qualifying young person; and\n(b) a further amount of—\n(i) £37.93 where sub-paragraph (2) applies; or\n(ii) £118.46 where sub-paragraph (3) applies.\n(2) This sub-paragraph applies where the claimant is responsible for a child or qualifying young person who is entitled to a disability living allowance , Scottish adult disability living allowance , child disability payment (within the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021) , adult disability payment or personal independence payment.\n(3) This sub-paragraph applies where the claimant is responsible for a child or qualifying young person who is—\n(a) entitled to the care component of disability living allowance at the highest rate , the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest rate , the daily living component of adult disability payment at the enhanced rate or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the enhanced rate; or\n(aa) entitled to the care component of child disability payment at the highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021; or\n(b) certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2A inserted (1.2.2019) by The State Pension Credit (Additional Amount for Child or Qualifying Young Person) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/676), regs. 1, 2(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 2A para. 9(1)(a) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(k) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/148), arts. 1(3)(k), 29(5)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 2A para. 9(1)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(k) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/148), arts. 1(3)(k), 29(5)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 2A para. 9(1)(b) substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(k) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/148), arts. 1(3)(k), 29(5)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2A para. 9(2) inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 10(5)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2A para. 9(2) inserted (26.7.2021) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/786), arts. 1(2), 10(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2A para. 9(2) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 8(5)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2A para. 9(3)(a) inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 10(5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2A para. 9(3)(a) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 8(5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Sch. 2A para. 9(3)(aa) inserted (26.7.2021) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/786), arts. 1(2), 10(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1792/schedule/IIA/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:44:20.157383+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."
}