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4.—(1) A reservist performing relevant service shall, subject to fulfilment to an adjudication officer’s satisfaction of the requirement to furnish information or documentation under paragraph (2) of regulation 11, be entitled to make a claim in respect of certain allowable expenses.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation allowable expenses means those expenses specified below which are incurred by the reservist as a result of his relevant service and which will cease at the end of the relevant period. Those allowable expenses are—
(a)additional payments by the reservist in respect of the care of a dependent child;
(b)additional payments made by the reservist in respect of the care of any dependent relative who is ordinarily resident with the reservist;
(c)additional payments by the reservist in respect of the care of an animal for which the reservist is responsible, but does not include—
(i)any veterinary bills that would have been incurred in any event had the reservist not been performing relevant service;
(ii)the care of animals that are the subject of a commercial activity of the reservist which forms the basis of his livelihood;
(d)additional payments made by the reservist in respect of insurance for leaving his main residence unoccupied for an extended period of time;
(e)payments made by the reservist in respect of the essential maintenance of his main residence and garden.
(3) A claim under this regulation may be for allowable expenses which have been, or will be, paid. In the case of an allowable expense which will be paid, an adjudication officer may agree to make monthly payments under this regulation subject to evidence being provided subsequently that the amounts have been paid by the reservist.
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