[F1 Availability of the child element where maximum exceededU.K.
24A.—(1) Where a claimant is responsible for more than two children or qualifying young persons, the amount mentioned in section 10(1) of the Act is to be available in respect of—
[F2(za)any child or qualifying young person in relation to whom an exception applies in the circumstances set out in—
(i)paragraph 3 (adoptions) or paragraph 4 (non-parental caring arrangements) of Schedule 12; or
(ii)paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 by virtue of an exception under paragraph 3 of that Schedule having applied in relation to a previous award;]
(a)the first and second children or qualifying young persons in the claimant’s household; and
(b)the third and any subsequent child or qualifying young person in the claimant’s household if—
(i)the child or qualifying young person is transitionally protected; or
(ii)an exception applies in relation to that child or qualifying young person [F3in the circumstances set out in paragraph 2 (multiple births), paragraph 5 (non-consensual conception) or, except where sub-paragraph (za)(ii) applies, paragraph 6 (continuation of existing exception in a subsequent award) of Schedule 12].
(2) A reference in paragraph (1) to a child or qualifying young person being the first, second, third or subsequent child or qualifying young person in the claimant’s household is a reference to the position of that child or qualifying young person in the order determined in accordance with regulation 24B.
(3) A child or qualifying young person is transitionally protected [F4if the child or qualifying young person was born before 6th April 2017.]
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Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 24A-24B inserted (6.4.2017) by The Social Security (Restrictions on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/376), regs. 1, 2(3)
F2Reg. 24A(1)(za) inserted (28.11.2018) by The Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1129), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(a)(i)
F3Words in reg. 24A(1)(b)(ii) inserted (28.11.2018) by The Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1129), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(a)(ii)
F4Words in reg. 24A(3) substituted (1.2.2019) by The Universal Credit (Restriction on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/27), regs. 1(2), 3
F5Reg. 24A(4) omitted (28.11.2018) by virtue of The Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1129), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(b)