for paragraph 4 (persons caring for another person), there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

“4.

(1)

A person (the carer)—

(a)

who is regularly and substantially engaged in caring for another person if—

(i)

the person being cared for is in receipt of attendance allowance under section 35 of the Social Security Act ; or

(ii)

the person being cared for has claimed attendance allowance under that section but only for the period up to the date of determination of that claim, or the period of 26 weeks from the date of that claim, whichever date is the earlier; or

(b)

who is engaged in caring for another person and who is in receipt of an invalid care allowance under section 37 of the Social Security Act.

(2)

If paragraph (1) ceases to apply to the carer, he shall not be required to be available for employment for a period of eight weeks from the date upon which that paragraph ceased to apply to him.

4A.

A person who, had he previously made a claim for income support, would not have been required to be available for employment by reason of subparagraph (1) of paragraph 4 for a period of 8 weeks from the date upon which that sub-paragraph would have ceased to apply to him.”;

for paragraph 6 (disabled workers), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“6.

A person to whom regulation 6(a) (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative work) applies.”;

after paragraph 6 there shall be inserted the following—

“ Persons in employment living in residential care homes, nursing homes or residential accommodation6A.

A person to whom regulation 6(g) applies.”;