Schedule 1: Part 3: Contributions credits for relevant parents and carers
136.Paragraph 9 inserts new section 22(5A) in the SSCBA1992 to make reference to the new arrangements in section 23A which provide for the crediting of Class 3 contributions.
137.Paragraph 10 amends section 176 of the SSCBA1992 to provide that the regulations made using the power in section 23A(3)(c) will be subject to the affirmative procedure on first use.
138.Paragraph 11 makes a consequential amendment to Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 so that the definition of "benefit" extends to contributions credits for relevant carers under section 23A of the SSCBA1992.