The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020

Carer’s Allowance

9.—(1) This regulation applies where a person in receipt of carer’s allowance (“A”) is temporarily unable to care for the severely disabled person (“B”) in respect of whom the carer’s allowance is paid by reason of isolation due to, or infection or contamination with, coronavirus disease of either A or B.

(2) Regulation 4(2) of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976(1) is to be read as if the words starting with “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a) to the end of sub-paragraph (b) were omitted.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) “carer’s allowance” means the allowance paid under section 70 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2); and

(b) “severely disabled person” has the meaning given in section 70(2) of that Act.

(4) This regulation extends only to England and Wales.

(1)

S.I. 1976/409.

(2)

Section 70 was amended by S.I. 1994/2556, 2002/1457, 2011/517 and 2426, 2013/388 and 2015/1754.