PART 5Young carer grants: Northern Ireland

Young carer grants: capital and income disregards

Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200325

1

The State Pension Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200338 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 15(1) (income for the purposes of the Act) (as amended by article 19(2) of this Order), after sub-paragraph (qd) insert—

qe

any assistance given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019;

3

In Part 1 of Schedule 5 (capital disregarded for the purpose of calculating income) (as amended by article 19(3) of this Order), in paragraph 20(2), after head (t) insert—

u

any assistance given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.