The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976

Circumstances in which persons are to be regarded as receiving full-time education

5.—(1) For the purposes of an invalid care allowance, a person shall not be treated as receiving full-time education for any period unless that period is one in respect of which the Department certifies that he is receiving full-time education by attendance at an establishment recognised by the Department as being, or as comparable to, a university, college or school.

(2) In determining the duration of a period of full-time education under paragraph (1) of this regulation, any temporary interruption of that education may be disregarded.