Child benefit not payable: qualifying young person living with another as member of couple
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12.—(1) Child benefit is not payable to any person (“the claimant”) in respect of a qualifying young person for any week in which the qualifying young person is living with another—
(a)as if they were spouses, or
(b)as a member of a cohabiting same-sex couple,
unless paragraph (2) applies.
The person with whom the qualifying young person is living is referred to in paragraph (2) as “the cohabitee”.
(2) This paragraph applies if—
(a)the cohabitee is receiving relevant education or approved training; and
(b)the claimant is not the cohabitee.