These Regulations contain provisions relating to invalid care allowance under section 37 of the Social Security Act 1975.

Part I of the Regulations relates to their citation, commencement and interpretation; Part II contains miscellaneous provisions relating to the allowance and applies to the allowance the provisions of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1974 set out in Schedule 1 to the Regulations; and Part III, together with Schedule 2 to the Regulations, relates to consequential amendments of other Social Security Regulations. The Regulations contain an “Arrangement of Regulations” (see pages 1 and 2).

The Report of the National Insurance Advisory Committee dated 9th March 1976 on the draft of these Regulations referred to them is contained in House of Commons Paper No. 271 (Session 1975-76) published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.