Conditions of eligibility

Neither the person nor his or her partner may be receiving other childcare support
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1
A person meets the condition of eligibility in this section if, at the date of the declaration—
a
no other relevant childcare support is payable to the person in respect of any relevant period, and
b
the person has not made, and does not intend to make, a claim that would result in any other relevant childcare support becoming payable to the person in respect of any relevant period.
2
“Other relevant childcare support” means any payments towards the costs of childcare which are made out of funds provided by a national authority, other than—
a
payments under this Act, or
b
payments of a description specified in regulations.
3
In subsection (2) “national authority” means any of the following—
a
a Minister of the Crown (within the meaning of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975);
b
the Scottish Ministers;
c
the Welsh Ministers;
d
a Northern Ireland department.
4
“Relevant period”, in relation to a declaration of eligibility, means a period which—
a
includes the date of the declaration,
b
includes the whole or any part of the entitlement period for which the declaration is made, or
c
falls within that entitlement period.
5
In the case of a declaration of eligibility made for the purposes of opening a childcare account, any reference in subsection (4) to the entitlement period for which the declaration is made is to be read as a reference to the period of 3 months beginning with the date of the declaration.
S. 13 applied (with modifications) (5.3.2015) by The Childcare Payments (Eligibility) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/448), regs. 1, 17
S. 13 in force at 14.11.2016 for the purposes of the trial by S.I. 2016/1083, reg. 2(c)
S. 13 in force at 21.4.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/578, reg. 2
S. 13 in force at 16.5.2017 so far as not already in force in respect of those recruited to participate in the trial by S.I. 2017/578, reg. 4
S. 13 in force at 14.7.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/750, reg. 2(1)(2)(c)
S. 13 in force at 24.11.2017 for specified purposes by S.I. 2017/1116, reg. 2
S. 13 in force at 15.1.2018 for specified purposes by S.I. 2018/27, reg. 2(1)(3)(4)
S. 13 in force at 14.2.2018 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2018/27, reg. 2(2)(3)