F1PART 8National Insurance Credits
CHAPTER 3Crediting earnings or contributions in respect of a qualifying year or a post-commencement qualifying year
Credits for an additional period in respect of entitlement to carer’s allowance and relevant benefits38
1
A person is to be credited with a Class 3 contribution for a period of 12 weeks—
a
prior to the date on which that person becomes entitled to carer’s allowance by virtue of section 70(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (carer’s allowance);
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 37(2)(a) ceases to be satisfied.
2
A person is not entitled to be credited with a Class 3 contribution under paragraph (1)(b) in a week in respect of which that person is entitled under regulation 7A (credits for carers allowance) of the 1975 Regulations to be credited with contributions by virtue of being entitled to an allowance under section 70 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
Pt. 8 added (6.4.2016) by The State Pension (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/100), regs. 1, 2(2)