# The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 31: Meaning of “regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person”


(1) For the purposes of Part 2 of the Order and these Regulations, a person has regular and substantial caring responsibilities if—
(a) they satisfy the conditions for entitlement to a carer’s allowance or would do so but for the fact that—
(i) their earnings have exceeded the limit prescribed for the purposes of that allowance; or
(ii) they are—
(aa) resident, or treated as resident, in Scotland; or
(bb) resident outside of Northern Ireland and have a genuine and sufficient link to Scotland; or
(b) they are entitled to carer support payment.
(2) paragraph (1)(a) applies whether or not the person has made a claim for a carer's allowance.
(3) A person does not have regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person if the person derives earned income from those caring responsibilities.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “sufficient” has the meaning given in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/216/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-31
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