PART 4ELEMENTS OF AN AWARD
Particular needs or circumstances - carers
Meaning of “regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person”31
1
For the purposes of Part 2 of the Order and these Regulations, a person has regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person if they satisfy the conditions for entitlement to a carer's allowance or would do so but for the fact that their earnings have exceeded the limit prescribed for the purposes of that allowance.
2
Paragraph (1) applies whether or not the person has made a claim for a carer's allowance.
3
A person does not have regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person if the person derives earned income from those caring responsibilities.