The Social Security (Provisions relating to Qualifying Young Persons) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977

2.—(1) The Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 10 (increase of benefit for person having care of child)(2)—

(a) in the heading, after “child” add “or qualifying young person”;

(b) in paragraph (1), after “children” insert “or a qualifying young person or persons”; and

(c) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), after “child” insert “or qualifying young person”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (e)—

(aa) in head (i), after “children” insert “or a qualifying young person or persons”; and

(bb) in head (ii), after “children” insert “or qualifying young person or persons”.

(3) In regulation 11(1) (contribution to maintenance of adult dependant)(3), after “child”, in each place, insert “or qualifying young person”.

(4) In paragraph 7(b) of Schedule 2 (increase of carer’s allowance for adult dependants)(4)—

(a) after “not being a child” insert “or qualifying young person”; and

(b) after “children”, in both places, insert “or a qualifying young person or persons”.

(1)

S.I. 1977/343.

(2)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1984/1698 and 1989/523 and 1642.

(3)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1983/1001, 1984/1698 and 1989/1642.

(4)

Paragraph 7(b) was substituted by section 37 of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50) and amended by S.I. 1988/554 and by S.I. 2002/2497.