Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
45.—(1) The Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 7 (additional period in respect of entitlement to carer’s allowance and relevant benefits)—
(a)in the heading, after “carer’s allowance” insert “, carer support payment”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (1)(a), insert “or carer support payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023”;
(c)at the end of paragraph (1)(b), insert “or carer support payment by virtue of those Regulations”;
(d)at the end of paragraph (2), insert “or a payment under the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023”.
(3) In regulation 10(2) (applications: carers for 20 or more hours per week), after “carer’s allowance” insert “or carer support payment”.