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6.—(1) In this scheme “family” means—
(a)a couple;
(b)a couple and a member of the same household for whom one of them is or both are responsible and who is a child or a young person; or
(c)a person who is not a member of a couple and a member of the same household for whom that person is responsible and who is a child or a young person.
(2) The references to a child or young person in sub-paragraph (1)(b) and (c) include a child or young person in respect of whom section 145A of the SSCBA(1) applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit, but only for the period prescribed under section 145A(1).
(3) The references to a young person in sub-paragraph (1)(b) and (c) do not include a young person who is—
(a)on income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or an income-related employment and support allowance, or has an award of universal credit; or
(b)a person to whom section 6 of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000(2) (exclusion from benefits) applies.
Section 145A inserted by the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21), section 55(1).
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