[F1Amount of additional payment
9.—(1) The additional amount applicable to a claimant to whom this Schedule applies is—
(a)subject to paragraph 10, [F2£66.29] for each child or qualifying young person; and
(b)a further amount of—
(i)[F3£35.93] where sub-paragraph (2) applies; or
(ii)[F4£112.21] where sub-paragraph (3) applies.
(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 [F5, child disability payment (within the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021)] [F6, adult disability payment] or personal independence payment.
(3) This sub-paragraph applies where the claimant is responsible for a child or qualifying young person who is—
(a)entitled to the care component of disability living allowance at the highest rate [F7, 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
[F8(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]
(b)certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 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)
F2Sum 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 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(k), 29(5)(a)
F3Sum 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 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(k), 29(5)(b)(i)
F4Sum 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 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(k), 29(5)(b)(ii)
F5Words 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)
F6Words 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)