The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2016

Amendments to the Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015

3.—(1) Regulation 9 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) after “if” insert “the person or any partner hold a National Insurance Number (“NINo”) and”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b)(ii) for “relevant threshold” substitute “threshold specified in paragraph (5A)”.

(3) After paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The requirement to hold a NINo in regulation 9(1) will not apply to a person’s partner who is resident and in paid work in another EEA state.”.

(4) After paragraph (5) insert—

“(5A) The threshold specified in this paragraph is the product of the calculation—

where

• M is the minimum weekly income based on the person’s age on the previous 6th April of the tax year in which the declaration of eligibility was made; and

• W is 52.”.

(5) In paragraph (6) for “M is the minimum weekly income” substitute “M is the minimum weekly income based on the hourly rate applicable to the person at the date of the declaration of eligibility”.