Amendments relating to paternity leave and paternity pay: council tax benefit for those not of pensionable age
9.—(1) The Council Tax Benefit Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “paternity leave” substitute—
““paternity leave” means a period of absence from work on ordinary paternity leave by virtue of section 80A or 80B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 or on additional paternity leave by virtue of section 80AA or 80BB of that Act;”.
(3) In regulation 18 (treatment of child care charges)—
(a)in paragraph (14)(c) for “statutory paternity pay by virtue of section 171ZA or 171ZB of the Act” substitute “ordinary statutory paternity pay by virtue of section 171ZA or 171ZB of the Act, additional statutory paternity pay by virtue of section 171ZEA or 171ZEB of the Act”;
(b)in paragraph (15)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (b), for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (c), after “statutory maternity pay” insert “, ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”.
(4) In regulation 25(1)(i) (earnings of employed earners) for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”.
(5) In regulation 26(3)(d) (calculation of net earnings of employed earners) for “statutory paternity pay” substitute “ordinary or additional statutory paternity pay”.