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The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.General provisions relating to the crediting of contributions and earnings

  5. 4.Starting credits for the purposes of a retirement pension, a widowed mother's allowance, a widowed parent’s allowance, a bereavement allowance and a widow's pension

  6. 5.Starting credits for the purposes of unemployment benefit, sickness benefit and maternity allowance

  7. 6.Starting credits for the purposes of a maternity grant

  8. 7.Credits for approved training

  9. 7A.Credits for carer’s allowance or carer support payment

  10. 7B.Credits for disability element of working tax credit

  11. 7C.Credits for working tax credit

  12. 8.Credits on termination of full-time education, training or apprenticeship

  13. 8A.Credits for unemployment

  14. 8B.Credits for incapacity for work or limited capability for work

  15. 8C.Credits on termination of bereavement benefits

  16. 8D.Credits for the purposes of entitlement to incapacity benefit following official error

  17. 8E.Credits for the purposes of entitlement to retirement pension following official error

  18. 8F.Credits for the purposes of entitlement to contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance following official error

  19. 8G.Credits for persons entitled to universal credit

  20. 9.Credits for unemployment or incapacity for work

  21. 9A. Credits for persons approaching pensionable age

  22. 9B.Credits for jury service

  23. 9C.Credits for adoption pay period, shared parental pay period, parental bereavement pay period, additional paternity pay period and maternity pay period

  24. 9D.Credits for certain periods of imprisonment or detention in legal custody

  25. 9E.Credits for certain spouses and civil partners of members of Her Majesty’s forces

  26. 9F.Credits for persons providing care for a child under the age of 12

  27. 10.Transitional provisions

  28. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      Persons who may qualify as carers for a child under the age of 12

      1. 1.(1) Parent. (2) Grandparent. (3) Great-grandparent. (4) Great-great-grandparent.

      2. 2.For the purposes of paragraph 1(5) and (6), a sibling...

      3. 3.For the purposes of paragraph 1(9) and (11)(c), a partner...

  30. Explanatory Note

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