Additional period in respect of entitlement to carer’s allowance and relevant benefits
7.—(1) A person is engaged in caring for a period of 12 weeks—
(a)prior to the date on which that person becomes entitled to carer’s allowance by virtue of subsection (1) of section 70(1);
(b)subject to paragraph (2), following the end of the week in which that person ceases to be entitled to carer’s allowance by virtue of that subsection;
(c)following the end of a week in which regulation 5(1)(b) ceases to be satisfied.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), a person is not engaged in caring in a week in respect of which that person is entitled, under regulations made under section 22(5)(2) (earnings factors), to be credited with contributions by virtue of being entitled to an allowance under section 70.
Section 70 was amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1994 No. 370 and Articles 2(2)(a)(iii) and 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 321
Section 22(5) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2705 N.I. 15)) and paragraph 3(3)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2 (N.I.))