The State Pension Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

[F1Credits for being a foster parentN.I.

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36.—(1) 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—

(a)ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland, and

(b)not undergoing imprisonment or detention in legal custody.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, a foster parent is a person approved as a foster parent in accordance with Part 2 (approvals and placements) of the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.

(3) 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.]

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