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These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Carer Premium) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 28th October 2002.
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In paragraph 14ZA of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 , .........
(a) for sub-paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—“
(3) Where a carer premium is awarded but—
(a) the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded dies; or
(b) in any other case the person in respect of whom a carer premium has been awarded ceases to be entitled or ceases to be treated as entitled to an invalid care allowance,
the condition for the award of the premium shall be treated as satisfied for a period of eight weeks from the relevant date specified in sub-paragraph (3A) below.
(3A) The relevant date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above shall be—
(a) the Sunday following the death of the person in respect of whose care an invalid care allowance has been awarded or the date of death if the death occurred on a Sunday;
(b) where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the date on which the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded ceased to be in receipt of the allowances referred to in paragraph (b) of that sub-paragraph;
(c) in any other case, the date on which the person who has been entitled to an invalid care allowance ceases to be entitled to that allowance.”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (4) for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—“
(a) the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded dies;
(b) where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded ceased to be in receipt of the allowances referred to in paragraph (b) of that sub-paragraph;
(c) in any other case, that person was last entitled to invalid care allowance.”.
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(1) In paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 —
(a) for sub-paragraph (3)  there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—“
(3) Where a carer premium is awarded but—
(a) the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded dies; or
(b) in any other case the person in respect of whom a carer premium has been awarded ceases to be entitled or ceases to be treated as entitled to an invalid care allowance,
the condition for the award of the premium shall be treated as satisfied for a period of eight weeks from the relevant date specified in sub-paragraph (3A) below.
(3A) The relevant date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above shall be—
(a) the Sunday following the death of the person in respect of whose care an invalid care allowance has been awarded or the date of death if the death occurred on a Sunday;
(b) where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the date on which the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded ceased to be in receipt of the allowances referred to in paragraph (c) of that sub-paragraph;
(c) in any other case, the date on which the person who has been entitled to an invalid care allowance ceases to be entitled to that allowance.”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (4)  for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—“
(a) the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded dies;
(b) where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded ceased to be in receipt of the allowances referred to in paragraph (c) of that sub-paragraph;
(c) in any other case, that person ceased to be entitled to invalid care allowance.”.
(2) In paragraph 20J  of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996—
(a) for sub-paragraph (3) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—“
(3) Where a carer premium is awarded but—
(a) the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded dies; or
(b) in any other case the member of the joint-claim couple in respect of whom a carer premium has been awarded ceases to be entitled or ceases to be treated as entitled to an invalid care allowance,
the condition for the award of the premium shall be treated as satisfied for a period of eight weeks from the relevant date specified in sub-paragraph (3A) below.
(3A) The relevant date for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above shall be—
(a) the Sunday following the death of the person in respect of whose care an invalid care allowance has been awarded or beginning with the date of death if the death occurred on a Sunday;
(b) where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the date on which the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded ceased to be in receipt of the allowances referred to in paragraph (c) of that sub-paragraph;
(c) in any other case, the date on which that member ceased to be entitled to an invalid care allowance.”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (4) for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—“
(a) the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded dies;
(b) where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the person in respect of whose care the invalid care allowance has been awarded ceased to be in receipt of the allowances referred to in paragraph (c) of that sub-paragraph;
(c) in any other case, that member was last entitled to an invalid care allowance.”.
 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
 P. Hollis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
