PART 12Transitory provision
Transitory provision – initial period for applications I146
1
During the initial period for applications, in addition to satisfying the residence and presence conditions in regulations 6 to 11, an individual must be resident in one of the local authority areas specified in paragraph 2 of Part 1 of schedule 1 on the date their application is received by the Scottish Ministers.
2
In this regulation and in Part 1 of schedule 1, “initial period for applications” means the period beginning with 19 November 2023 and ending with F23 November 2024.
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The initial period for applications comprises three phases—
a
phase 1, beginning with 19 November 2023 and ending with 23 June 2024,
b
phase 2, beginning with 24 June 2024 and ending with 18 August 2024, and
c
phase 3, beginning with 19 August 2024 and ending with 3 November 2024.
Exclusion to transitory provision I247
1
An individual who has made a claim for Carer’s Allowance prior to 19 November 2023 which has not yet been decided is not entitled to be paid Carer Support Payment during the initial period for applications.
2
In paragraph (1) a claim for Carer’s Allowance is decided if it has—
a
been decided by the Secretary of State under section 70 of the 1992 Act86,
b
been withdrawn in accordance with regulation 5(2) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 198787, or
c
otherwise is no longer to be decided by the Secretary of State as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).