Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
Payment of benefit. [2000 s10; 2005 (SW&P) s14(a)] |
105.—Notwithstanding this Chapter— | |
(a) only one carer's benefit shall be payable to a carer, and only one carer's benefit shall be payable in any week in respect of the full-time care and attention being provided to a relevant person, | ||
[2001 s26(1)] |
(b) carer's benefit shall not be payable in respect of the full-time care and attention being provided to a relevant person in any case where the relevant person is in receipt of an increase of disablement pension under section 78 in respect of constant attendance, | |
(c) carer's benefit shall not be payable in respect of the full-time care and attention being provided to a relevant person in any case where a carer's allowance under Part 3 is being paid to any person in respect of the full-time care and attention being provided to the same relevant person, and | ||
(d) a prescribed relative allowance under Chapter 8 of Part 3 shall cease to be payable to a relevant person or prescribed relative, as the case may be, where the prescribed relative or any other person becomes entitled to and receives a carer's benefit in respect of the full-time care and attention being provided to that relevant person. |