46.—(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 [F13 November 2024].
[F2(3) 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.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 46(2) substituted (23.6.2024) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/173), regs. 1(2), 2(8)(a)
F2Reg. 46(3) inserted (23.6.2024) by The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/173), regs. 1(2), 2(8)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 46 in force at 19.11.2023, see reg. 1(2)
47.—(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 Act(1),
(b)been withdrawn in accordance with regulation 5(2) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(2), or
(c)otherwise is no longer to be decided by the Secretary of State as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 47 in force at 19.11.2023, see reg. 1(2)
1992 c. 4, amended by S.S.I. 2021/174 and S.S.I. 2022/54.