PART 4AMENDMENTS TO CHILD SUPPORT LEGISLATION RELATING TO KINSHIP CARE PAYMENTS AND CONTINUING CARE PAYMENTS

Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 199217

1

The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 199220 are amended as follows.

2

In Schedule 2 (amounts to be disregarded when calculating or estimating M or N), after paragraph 29 insert—

29A

Any payment made to a person under section 73(1)(b) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (kinship care assistance).

29B

Any payment made to a family or relative with whom a child is placed by a local authority under the provisions of section 26 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 or who is providing continuing care by virtue of arrangements made under section 26A of that Act.