SCHEDULES

Schedule 2Minor and consequential amendments

Part 3Amendments of other Acts

I1I230Children Act 1989

In section 29 of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) (recoupment of cost of providing day care and other services) after subsection (3A) (no charge for certain services if receiving income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance) insert—

3B

No person shall be liable to pay any charge under subsection (1) for a service provided under section 18(2) or (6) at any time when—

a

he is in receipt of guarantee state pension credit under section 1(3)(a) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002, or

b

he is a member of a married or unmarried couple (within the meaning of that Act) the other member of which is in receipt of guarantee state pension credit.