Social Security Act 1975

Special provision as to entitlement to constant attendance allowance, etc.

6 (1) For the purpose of determining whether a person is entitled—

(a) to an increase of a disablement pension under section 61 of this Act (constant attendance allowance); or

(b) to a corresponding increase by virtue of section 159(3)(b) of this Act or section 7(3)(b) of the Old Cases Act of any other benefit,

regulations may provide for the extent of the person's disablement resulting from the relevant injury or disease to be determined in such manner as may be provided for by the regulations by reference to all disabilities to which that person is subject which result either from the relevant injury or disease or from any other injury or disease in respect of which there fall to be made to the person payments of any of the descriptions listed in sub-paragraph (2) below.

(2) Those payments are—

(a) payments by way of disablement pension under Part II of this Act, Chapter IV or V ;

(b) payments such as are referred to in section 159(1) of this Act ;

(c) payments by way of benefit under section 5 of the Old Cases Act;

(d) payments in such circumstances as may be prescribed by way of such other benefit as may be prescribed (being benefit in connection with any hostilities or with service as a member of Her Majesty's forces or of such other organisation as may be specified in the regulations).