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2025 No. 207
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025
Made
24th February 2025
Laid before Parliament
25th February 2025
Coming into force
7th April 2025
The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make regulations 1, 2 and 4(1) and (3) of these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(a) and (b), 13(1C) and 189(4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and sections 5(1)(a) and (b), 11(1C) and 165(4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, now exercisable by them.
The Treasury make regulations 1, 3 and 4(1) and (2) of these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 77(8)(a), 142(2) and 175(1A), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 77(8)(a), 138(2) and 171(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, now exercisable by them.
Propose a change1 Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Child Benefit and Guardian's Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 7th April 2025.
Propose a change2 Amendment of the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003
(1) In regulation 6 of the Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003 omit paragraphs (2)(d) and (e), (3) and (4).
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any person who, before the coming into force of these Regulations, has been recorded as a refugee by the Secretary of State or has been granted section 67 leave.
(3) In this regulation “section 67 leave” means leave to remain in the United Kingdom granted by the Secretary of State to a person who has been relocated to the United Kingdom pursuant to arrangements made by the Secretary of State under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.
Propose a change3 Amendment of the Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003
(1) The Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3 (modification to section 77(2) of the Act) for “regulations 4 to 6 apply” substitute “regulation 4 applies”.
(3) Omit regulations 5 (illegitimate children) and 6 (children of divorced parents).
(4) In regulation 9 (residence condition) omit paragraph (4).
(5) Paragraphs (1) to (4) do not apply to a person (“P”) where—
(a) before the coming into force of these Regulations, P has made a claim for guardian’s allowance in respect of a child, and
(b) following that claim, guardian’s allowance is awarded.
(6) Paragraph (5) applies in the event that, after these Regulations come into force, P makes a new claim for guardian’s allowance in respect of the same child.
Propose a change4 Amendment of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006
(1) The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement and interpretation), in the definition of “approved training”, in sub-paragraph (d), for ““Peace IV Children and Young People 2.1”” substitute ““PEACEPLUS Youth Programme 3.2””.
(3) For regulation 37 (no requirement to state national insurance number) substitute—
37 Section 13(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and section 11(1A) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (necessity of application for child benefit: requirement to state national insurance number) do not apply—
(a) for the purposes of section 147(6) of SSCBA and section 143(6) of SSCB(NI)A, to a claim for child benefit in respect of a child or qualifying young person who is regarded as living with a voluntary organisation by virtue of regulation 36;
(b) to a claim for child benefit where the person making the claim—
(i) has not attained the age of 16 at the time of making the claim, and
(ii) is the biological parent of the child who is the subject of that claim.
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