AI Summary of 100. Entitlement to benefit.
Under the relevant Act, a carer is entitled to receive a carer's benefit if they have been engaged in insurable full-time employment for a minimum of 8 weeks within a prescribed period, do not undertake any other employment or training, and meet the specified contribution conditions. Claimants already receiving the benefit within the relevant period are exempt from the 8-week employment requirement. Furthermore, regulations may allow for limited engagement in other employment under specific conditions and hours.
Employment is defined as being in insurable full-time employment for at least 16 hours per week over the 8-week period, with allowances for two consecutive weeks to fulfil a 32-hour requirement. Regulations may also apply to those absent from their employment due to prescribed leave, enabling them to meet the 8-week condition within a broader timeframe, potentially aggregating to 26 weeks.
100. Entitlement to benefit.
(1) Subject to this Act, a benefit (in this Act referred to as "carer's benefit") shall be payable to a carer where he or she -
(a) was engaged in insurable full-time employment for not less than 8 weeks, whether consecutive or not, within the relevant period,
(b) does not engage in employment, self-employment, or any course of education or training, and
(c) satisfies the contribution conditions in section 101.
(2) Subsection (1)(a) shall not apply in respect of a claimant who was in receipt of carer's benefit within the relevant period.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), the Minister may make regulations to provide that a carer may engage in employment, self-employment, or any course of education or training subject to the limitations in relation to hours or remuneration that may be prescribed and subject to the conditions and in the circumstances that may be prescribed.