http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/24/section/15/2010-03-22Welfare Reform Act 2009An Act to amend the law relating to social security; to make provision enabling disabled people to be given greater control over the way in which certain public services are provided for them; to amend the law relating to child support; to make provision about the registration of births; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-18Expert Participation2010-03-22 Part 1 Social security<Emphasis>Abolition of adult dependency increases</Emphasis>Maternity allowance and carer's allowance151The following provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (“the Benefits Act”) are omitted on 6 April 2010—asection 82 (maternity allowance: increase for adult dependants); andbsection 90 (carer's allowance: increase for adult dependants).2Nothing in subsection (1) or Part 2 of Schedule 7 applies in relation to—athe amount of a maternity allowance payable for a maternity allowance period (within the meaning of section 35(2) of the Benefits Act) which begins before 6 April 2010 but ends on or after that date, orbthe amount of a carer's allowance payable to a qualifying person at any time on or after 6 April 2010 but before the appropriate date.3In subsection (2)(b)—a qualifying person” means a person who—has, before 6 April 2010, made a claim for an increase in a carer's allowance under section 90 of the Benefits Act; andimmediately before that date is either entitled to the increase claimed or a beneficiary to whom section 92 of the Benefits Act applies in respect of that increase (continuation of awards where fluctuating earnings);the appropriate date” means whichever is the earlier of—6 April 2020; andthe date when the qualifying person ceases to be either entitled to that increase or a beneficiary to whom section 92 of the Benefits Act applies in respect of that increase.
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