Regulation 36 Credits for being a foster parentF1
Subject to paragraph (3), a person is to be credited with a Class 3 contribution in respect of a week in which the person is a foster parent and is—
ordinarily resident in Great Britain, and
not undergoing imprisonment or detention in legal custody.
For the purposes of this regulation, a foster parent is a person approved as—
a foster parent in accordance with Part 5 (approval of foster parents) of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011,
a kinship carer in accordance with Part 5 (kinship care) of the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009,
a foster carer in accordance with Part 7 (fostering) of those Regulations, or
a foster parent in accordance with Part 2 (approvals and placements) of the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
A person is not entitled to be credited with a Class 3 contribution under paragraph (1) unless an application to be so credited is received by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in accordance with regulation 39.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pt. 8 inserted (6.4.2016 coming into force in accordance with reg. 1) by The State Pension (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/240), regs. 1, 2