Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 9)

Yn ddilys o 08/10/2020

SCHEDULE 5 S DISABILITY ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS

PART 1 S ELIGIBILITY

CHAPTER 3 S SPECIAL RULES FOR TERMINAL ILLNESS CASES

No minimum period S

9 S The regulations may not make the eligibility of an individual who has a terminal illness depend on the individual having had the illness for any length of time.

No requirement for assessment S

10 S The regulations may not make the eligibility of an individual who has a terminal illness depend on the individual producing any evidence of that fact beyond a diagnosis by a registered medical practitioner.

Eligibility from date of application S

11 S The regulations must be framed so that an individual who applies for disability assistance on the basis of having a terminal illness, and does have a terminal illness, is eligible, at the latest, from the day the application is made.

Entitlement to maximum amount S

12 S The regulations must be framed so that an individual who is eligible by reason of having a terminal illness is entitled to the maximum amount of the assistance that the individual is eligible for.