The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006

Education and training conditionU.K.

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3.—(1) This regulation applies in the case of a person who has not attained the age of 20.

(2) The condition is that the person—

(a)is undertaking a course of full-time education, which is not advanced education and which is not provided by virtue of his employment or any office held by him—

(i)which is provided at a school or college; or

(ii)which is provided elsewhere but is approved by the Commissioners;

(b)having undertaken such a course as is mentioned in paragraph (a) is enrolled to undertake a further such course; or

(c)is undertaking approved training that is not provided by means of a contract of employment.

(3) A person is not a qualifying young person by virtue of paragraph (2)(a)(ii) unless he was receiving the education referred to in that paragraph as a child.

(4) A person who is aged 19 is only a qualifying young person by virtue of paragraph (2)(a) or (2)(c) if he began the education or training (as the case may be) referred to in that sub-paragraph before attaining that age.