PART 2Eligibility
Conditions relating to the person or persons being cared for6.
(1)
To qualify for a young carer grant the person or persons being cared for must, throughout the qualifying period and on the day the application for assistance is made, each be a person to whom a qualifying disability benefit is normally payable.
(2)
An applicant may combine hours caring for up to three persons during the qualifying period.
(3)
In paragraph (1), “qualifying disability benefit” means a disability benefit, or where applicable a component of a disability benefit, which is of a type, and being paid at a rate, that would entitle a person who cares for the recipient of that benefit and who meets the relevant qualifying conditions to—
(a)
carer's assistance, payable under section 28 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, or
(b)
carer's allowance, payable under section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 or section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 M2.