The Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022

PART 1 S Introductory and interpretation

Citation and commencement S

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 21 March 2022.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 1 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Interpretation S

2.  In these Regulations—

“the 2018 Act” means the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018,

“Adult Disability Payment” means disability assistance for adults given in accordance with these Regulations,

“aid or appliance”—

(a)

means any object or device which—

(i)

the individual needs to be able to perform an activity, and

(ii)

improves, provides or replaces the individual’s impaired physical or mental function,

(b)

includes an object or device which a person without a disability might choose to use for the same function,

(c)

in relation to managing toilet needs includes the use of incontinence pads, and

(d)

includes a prosthesis,

“armed forces independence payment” means the disability benefit paid in accordance with article 24A of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011(1),

“assessment” means an assessment as described in section 13(2) of the 2018 Act,

“Attendance Allowance” means an attendance allowance under section 64 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2),

“authorised provider of vehicles” means a supplier of vehicles for persons with disabilities approved under an accreditation scheme run by the Scottish Ministers,

“award” means that a determination has been made that an individual is entitled to be given assistance under section 24 of the 2018 Act in accordance with these Regulations, and cognate expressions are to be construed accordingly,

“care home” means an establishment which provides a care home service as defined in paragraph 2 of schedule 12 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010(3) and includes a residential educational establishment,

“Child Disability Payment” means disability assistance for children and young people given in accordance with the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021(4),

“daily living component” means the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment within the meaning of regulation 5,

“descriptor” means a descriptor in column 2 of the tables in Parts 2 and 3 of schedule 1,

“determination” and “determination of entitlement” have the meaning of “determination of entitlement” in section 25 of the 2018 Act,

“Disability Living Allowance” means a disability living allowance under—

(a)

section 71 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(5), or

(b)

section 71 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(6),

“EU withdrawal agreement” means the withdrawal agreement within the meaning of section 39 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020(7),

“immigration rules” means the rules laid before the United Kingdom Parliament under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971(8),

“legal detention” means detention in legal custody within the meaning of section 295 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(9),

“medical treatment” means medical, surgical or rehabilitative treatment (including any course or diet or other regimen) and references to a person receiving or submitting to medical treatment are to be construed accordingly,

“mobility component” means the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment within the meaning of regulation 6,

“needs” where used in relation to an aid or appliance, or supervision, prompting or assistance from another person, means that it is reasonably required, though it may not have been available or provided,

“Personal Independence Payment”—

(a)

means personal independence payment under—

(i)

Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(10), or

(ii)

article 82 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015(11), and

(b)

includes a concessionary payment made in lieu of personal independence payment under arrangements by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury,

“previous award” means an award of either or both components of Adult Disability Payment to which an individual has ceased to be entitled,

“relevant date” means the date referred to in regulation 13 or, where applicable, regulation 14 or 23,

“relevant EU Regulation” means—

(a)

one of the following Regulations—

(i)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971(12) on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community,

(ii)

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004(13) on the coordination of social security systems, or

(b)

in relation to an individual to whom the agreement constituted by the exchange of letters set out in the schedule of the Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Gibraltar) Order 1974(14) applies, a Regulation mentioned in paragraph (a) of this definition as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018(15),

“residential educational establishment” means a care home which provides education or training except for one where the costs of any qualifying services are borne wholly or partly out of public or local funds by virtue of—

(a)

section 485 of the Education Act 1996(16) or section 14 of the Education Act 2002(17) (which relate to grants in aid of educational services),

(b)

sections 49 or 73 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(18) (which relate respectively to the power of education authorities to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities and the powers of the Secretary of State to make grants to education authorities and others),

(c)

section 65 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(19), sections 39 or 40 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017(20) or sections 4 or 11 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005(21) (which relate respectively to the funding of further education and the administration of funds), or

(d)

section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(22) (new arrangements for giving financial support to students),

“short-term assistance” means short-term assistance given in accordance with Part 1 of schedule 2 of these Regulations, and

“week” means a period of 7 days.

Commencement Information

I2 Reg. 2 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 2 S Disability Assistance for Working Age People

Overview S

3.—(1) An individual is entitled to Adult Disability Payment in accordance with these Regulations if the individual meets the eligibility rules in—

(a) regulation 4 (entitlement to other benefits),

(b) regulations 15 to 21 (residence and presence conditions),

(c) regulation 22 (age criteria), and

(d) one or more of the following—

(i) regulation 5 (daily living component),

(ii) regulation 6 (mobility component),

(iii) regulation 26 (entitlement under special rules for terminal illness).

(2) Adult Disability Payment is to consist of a daily living component and a mobility component.

(3) There are 2 weekly rates of the daily living component and 2 weekly rates of the mobility component and those rates are specified in regulation 34 (amount and form of Adult Disability Payment).

Commencement Information

I3 Reg. 3 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Entitlement to other benefits S

4.  An individual is not entitled to Adult Disability Payment while they are entitled to—

(a) armed forces independence payment,

(b) Attendance Allowance,

(c) Child Disability Payment,

(d) Disability Living Allowance, or

(e) Personal Independence Payment.

Commencement Information

I4 Reg. 4 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 3 S Eligibility: Daily Living Component and Mobility Component

Daily Living Component S

5.—(1) An individual may be awarded the daily living component at either the standard rate or the enhanced rate.

(2) An individual is entitled to the daily living component at the standard rate if—

(a) the individual’s ability to carry out daily living activities is limited by the individual’s physical or mental condition or conditions, and

(b) the individual meets the required period condition in accordance with regulation 11.

(3) An individual is entitled to the daily living component at the enhanced rate if—

(a) the individual’s ability to carry out daily living activities is severely limited by the individual’s physical or mental condition or conditions, and

(b) the individual meets the required period condition in accordance with regulation 11.

(4) For the purpose of these Regulations—

(a) “daily living activities” are the activities set out in column 1 of the table in Part 2 of schedule 1, and “a daily living activity” is to be construed accordingly,

(b) “the standard rate” in relation to the daily living component means the weekly rate of the daily living component set in regulation 34(1)(a),

(c) “the enhanced rate” in relation to the daily living component means the weekly rate of the daily living component set in regulation 34(1)(b),

(5) Whether a person has limited or severely limited ability to carry out daily living activities is to be determined in accordance with regulation 8 (scoring for daily living activities).

Commencement Information

I5 Reg. 5 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Mobility Component S

6.—(1) An individual may be awarded the mobility component at either the standard rate or the enhanced rate.

(2) An individual is entitled to the mobility component at the standard rate if—

(a) the individual’s ability to carry out mobility activities is limited by the individual’s physical or mental condition or conditions, and

(b) the individual meets the required period condition in accordance with regulation 12.

(3) A individual is entitled to the mobility component at the enhanced rate if—

(a) the individual’s ability to carry out mobility activities is severely limited by the individual’s physical or mental condition or conditions, and

(b) the individual meets the required period condition in accordance with regulation 12.

(4) For the purpose of these Regulations—

(a) “mobility activities” are the activities set out in column 1 of the table in Part 3 of schedule 1, and “a mobility activity” is to be construed accordingly,

(b) “the standard rate” in relation to the mobility component means the weekly rate of the mobility component set in regulation 34(2)(a),

(c) “the enhanced rate” in relation to the mobility component means the weekly rate of the mobility component set in regulation 34(2)(b),

(5) Whether a person has limited or severely limited ability to carry out mobility activities is to be determined in accordance with regulation 9 (scoring for mobility activities).

Commencement Information

I6 Reg. 6 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Determination of ability to carry out activities S

7.—(1) An individual’s ability to carry out a daily living activity or mobility activity is to be determined—

(a) on the basis of the individual’s ability whilst wearing or using any aid or appliance which the individual normally wears or uses, or

(b) as if the individual were wearing or using any aid or appliance which the individual could reasonably be expected to wear or use.

(2) An individual’s ability to carry out an activity is to be determined—

(a) by reference to the descriptors for the activity set out in column 2 of the table in Part 2 of schedule 1, and

(b) on the basis of which descriptor applies for the individual to be able to carry out the activity—

(i) safely,

(ii) to an acceptable standard,

(iii) repeatedly, and

(iv) within a reasonable time period.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) “safely” means in a manner unlikely to cause harm to the individual or to another person, either during or after completion of the activity, with consideration given to—

(i) the likelihood of harm, and

(ii) the severity of the consequences of that harm,

(b) “to an acceptable standard” means to a reasonable standard for the activity, taking account of the impact on the individual of carrying out the activity to that standard,

(c) “repeatedly” means as often as the activity is reasonably required to be completed, and

(d) “reasonable time period” means no more than twice as long as the maximum period that an individual without a physical or mental condition or conditions which limits that individual’s ability to carry out the activity in question would normally take to complete that activity.

Commencement Information

I7 Reg. 7 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Scoring for daily living activities S

8.—(1) The score an individual obtains in relation to daily living activities is determined by adding together the number of points (if any) awarded for each activity listed in column 1 of the table in Part 2 of schedule 1.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the number of points awarded to an individual for each activity listed in column 1 of the table is the number shown in column 3 of the table against whichever of the descriptors set out in column 2 of the table for the activity applies to the individual by virtue of regulation 10.

(3) For the purposes of regulation 5, an individual has—

(a) limited ability to carry out daily living activities where the individual obtains a score of at least 8 points and no more than 11 points in relation to daily living activities,

(b) severely limited ability to carry out daily living activities where the individual obtains a score of at least 12 points in relation to daily living activities.

Commencement Information

I8 Reg. 8 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Scoring for mobility activities S

9.—(1) The score an individual obtains in relation to mobility activities is determined by adding together the number of points (if any) awarded for each activity listed in column 1 of the table in Part 3 of schedule 1.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), the number of points awarded to an individual for each activity listed in column 1 of the table is the number shown in column 3 of the table against whichever of the descriptors set out in column 2 of the table for the activity applies to the individual by virtue of regulation 10.

(3) For the purposes of regulation 6, an individual has—

(a) limited ability to carry out mobility activities where the individual obtains a score of at least 8 points and no more than 11 points in relation to mobility activities,

(b) severely limited ability to carry out mobility activities where the individual obtains a score of at least 12 points in relation to mobility activities.

Commencement Information

I9 Reg. 9 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Scoring: further provision S

10.—(1) The descriptor which applies to an individual in relation to each activity in the tables referred to in regulations 8(2) and 9(2) is—

(a) where one descriptor is satisfied on over 50% of the days of the required period, that descriptor,

(b) where two or more descriptors are each satisfied on over 50% of the days of the required period, the descriptor which scores the higher or highest number of points, and

(c) where no descriptor is satisfied on over 50% of the days of the required period but two or more descriptors (other than a descriptor which scores 0 points) are satisfied for periods which, when added together, amount to over 50% of the days of the required period—

(i) the descriptor which is satisfied for the greater or greatest proportion of days of the required period, or

(ii) where both or all descriptors are satisfied for the same proportion, the descriptor which scores the higher or highest number of points.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a descriptor is satisfied on a day in the required period if the descriptor has been satisfied for any part of the day which is not minimal or fleeting.

(3) In these Regulations, “required period” means—

(a) where an individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment falls to be determined, the period of 13 weeks ending with the relevant date together with—

(i) in relation to an application after an interval (see regulations 14 and 23), the period of 39 weeks beginning with the date on which that application is made,

(ii) in relation to any other application, the period of 39 weeks beginning with the day after the relevant date.

(b) where Adult Disability Payment has been awarded to an individual—

(i) during the period of 13 weeks following a determination of entitlement in the circumstances where regulation 14 or 23 applies, the period of 13 weeks ending with the relevant date together with, for each day of the award, the period of 39 weeks beginning with the day after each day of the award,

(ii) in any other case, for each day of the award, the period of 13 weeks ending with that day of the award together with the period of 39 weeks beginning with the day after that date.

Commencement Information

I10 Reg. 10 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 4 S Required Period Condition

Required Period Condition: daily living component S

11.  An individual meets the required period condition for the purposes of regulation 5 where, if the individual’s ability to carry out the daily living activities were determined every day in the required period, it is likely that the Scottish Ministers would determine on all of those days that the individual had limited or, as the case may be, severely limited ability to carry out the daily living activities.

Commencement Information

I11 Reg. 11 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Required Period Condition: mobility component S

12.  An individual meets the required period condition for the purposes of regulation 6 where, if the individual’s ability to carry out the mobility activities were determined every day in the required period, it is likely that the Scottish Ministers would determine on all of those days that the individual had limited or, as the case may be, severely limited ability to carry out the mobility activities.

Commencement Information

I12 Reg. 12 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

The relevant date S

13.  Except where regulation 14 or 23 applies, in these Regulations, the “relevant date” is—

(a) where the individual has made an application for Adult Disability Payment which has not been determined—

(i) the date of that application, or

(ii) if later, the earliest date in relation to which, if the individual’s ability to carry out daily living activities or, as the case may be, mobility activities, had been determined on every day in the previous 13 weeks, it is likely that the Scottish Ministers would have determined on all of those days that the individual has limited ability or, as the case may be, severely limited ability to carry out those activities, and

(b) where the individual has an award of either or both components, each day of that award.

Commencement Information

I13 Reg. 13 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

The relevant date: Adult Disability Payment after an interval S

14.—(1) This regulation does not apply where regulation 23 (Adult Disability Payment after an interval and after reaching the relevant age) applies.

(2) Paragraphs (3) and (4) apply where—

(a) an individual makes an application for Adult Disability Payment (“the application”),

(b) that individual had a previous award of—

(i) Adult Disability Payment,

(ii) Child Disability Payment,

(iii) Disability Living Allowance, or

(iv) Personal Independence Payment,

which ended not more than two years before the date on which the application is made,

(c) the previous award referred to in sub-paragraph (b) consisted of the same component as the one to which the individual is entitled (or would be entitled if the individual met the required period condition) under the application, and

(d) the Scottish Ministers determine that the entitlement under the application results from—

(i) substantially the same physical or mental condition or conditions for which the previous award was made, or

(ii) a new physical or mental condition or conditions which developed as a result of a condition for which the previous award was made.

(3) In relation to determination of entitlement under the application, the relevant date for the purpose of regulation 10(3) is the date on which the previous award ended.

(4) Where an individual is awarded either or both components under the application, in relation to continued entitlement to that component or, as the case may be, those components, the relevant date for the purpose of regulation 10(3) is—

(a) during the period of 13 weeks following the date of the application, the date on which the previous award ended,

(b) in any other case, each day of the award.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) an award of any of the following is to be treated as though it were an award of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment—

(i) the care component of Child Disability Payment,

(ii) the care component of Disability Living Allowance, or

(iii) the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment,

(b) an award of any of the following is to be treated as though it were an award of the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment—

(i) the mobility component of Child Disability Payment,

(ii) the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, or

(iii) the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment.

Commencement Information

I14 Reg. 14 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 5 S Residence and Presence Conditions

Residence and presence conditions S

15.—(1) An individual satisfies the residence and presence conditions where on any day that individual—

(a) is ordinarily resident in Scotland,

(b) is habitually resident in the common travel area,

(c) is not a person subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(23),

(d) is present in the common travel area, and

(e) has been present in the common travel area for a period of, or for periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than 26 weeks out of the 52 weeks immediately preceding that day.

(2) In this Part, “common travel area” has the meaning given in section 1(3) of the Immigration Act 1971(24).

(3) The residence condition set out in paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in relation to the daily living component where on any day the individual—

(a) is habitually resident in Ireland,

(b) has a genuine and sufficient link to Scotland, and

(c) is an individual—

(i) to whom the Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland signed at Dublin on 1 February 2019(25), as modified from time to time in accordance with any provision of it, applies, and

(ii) in respect of whom the United Kingdom is, as a result, competent for payment of long term care benefits.

(4) The reference in paragraph (3)(b) to an individual’s link to Scotland being sufficient is to it being sufficiently close that if the individual were not entitled to Adult Disability Payment, paragraph (3) would be incompatible with the Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland signed at Dublin on 1 February 2019.

(5) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to a person subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 where the person—

(a) is lawfully working in United Kingdom and is a national of a state with which the United Kingdom has concluded an agreement which replaces in whole or in part an agreement under Article 217 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union(26) which has ceased to apply to, and in, the United Kingdom, providing, in the field of social security, for the equal treatment of workers who are nationals of the signatory state and their families,

(b) is a member of the family of, and living with, a person specified in sub-paragraph (a), or

(c) has been given leave to enter, or remain in, the United Kingdom by the Secretary of State upon an undertaking by another person or persons pursuant to the immigration rules, to be responsible for their maintenance and accommodation.

(6) The past presence condition in paragraph (1)(e) does not apply where an individual has a terminal illness within the meaning of regulation 26.

(7) The residence and presence conditions set out in paragraphs (1)(b) and (1)(e) do not apply where an individual is a person who—

(a) has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under the immigration rules by virtue of—

(i) the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, or

(ii) the previous scheme for locally-employed staff in Afghanistan (sometimes referred to as the ex-gratia scheme),

(b) has been granted discretionary leave outside the immigration rules as a dependant of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a), F1 ...

(c) has leave granted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, [F2 or

(d) has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under or outside the immigration rules, or a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971(23), where the individual—

(i) was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022, and

(ii) left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022]

(8) For the purposes of paragraph (7), “the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme” means the scheme announced by the United Kingdom Government on 18 August 2021(27).

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in reg. 15(7)(b) omitted (22.3.2022 at 5.40 p.m.) by virtue of The Social Security (Residence Requirements) (Ukraine) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/108), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(a)

F2 Reg. 15(7)(d) and word inserted (22.3.2022 at 5.40 p.m.) by The Social Security (Residence Requirements) (Ukraine) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/108), regs. 1(1), 8(2)(b)

Commencement Information

I15 Reg. 15 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Temporary absence from the common travel area S

16.—(1) Where an individual is temporarily absent from the common travel area, the individual is to be treated as present in the common travel area for—

(a) the first 13 weeks of that absence for any reason, or

(b) the first 26 weeks of that absence where—

(i) after the first 13 weeks, the absence is in connection with arrangements made for the medical treatment of the individual for a disease or bodily or mental disablement which commenced before leaving the common travel area, and

(ii) the arrangements relate to medical treatment—

(aa) outside the common travel area,

(bb) during the period when the individual is temporarily absent from the common travel area, and

(cc) by, or under the supervision of, a person appropriately qualified to carry out that treatment.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—

(a) an individual is “temporarily absent” if, at the beginning of the period of absence, that absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks, and

(b) “medical treatment” means medical, surgical, psychological or rehabilitative treatment (including any course or diet regimen).

Commencement Information

I16 Reg. 16 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Serving members of Her Majesty’s forces, civil servants and their family members S

17.—(1) A relevant individual is treated as meeting the residence and presence conditions set out in regulations 15(1)(a), (b) and (d) where on any day that individual is outside the common travel area—

(a) by reason of their capacity mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) provided that the individual satisfied the residence and presence conditions set out in regulation 15(1)(a), (b) and (d) immediately prior to the start of their employment mentioned in paragraph (3)(a), or

(b) by reason of being a person mentioned in paragraph (3)(b) living with an individual to whom paragraph (3)(a) applies.

(2) The past presence condition set out in regulation 15(1)(e) does not apply to a relevant individual.

(3) A “relevant individual” in paragraph (1) and (2) means an individual who is—

(a) outside of the common travel area in their capacity as a—

(i) serving member of Her Majesty’s forces, or

(ii) civil servant, or

(b) living with a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) and—

(i) is the child, step-child or child in care of that person,

(ii) is the parent, step-parent or parent-in-law of that person, or

(iii) is married to or in a civil partnership with that person, or is living together with that person as if they were married or in a civil partnership.

(4) In this regulation—

“child in care” means—

(a)

under the law of Scotland, a child in respect of whom a relevant individual listed in paragraph (3)(a)—

(i)

is a foster carer within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009(28),

(ii)

is a kinship carer within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009,

(iii)

has a kinship care order within the meaning of section 72 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014(29), or

(b)

under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, a child in respect of whom a person listed in paragraph (3)(a) has a relationship equivalent to those listed under the law of Scotland,

“civil partnership” is to be read as including a reference to marriage of a same sex couple and a reference to civil partners or to a person who is in a civil partnership is to be construed accordingly,

“civil servant” has the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010(30),

“person who is living with another person as if they were in a civil partnership” is to be read as including a reference to a person who is living with another person of the same sex as if they were married, and

“serving member of Her Majesty’s forces” means a member of a regular force or a reserve force (“M”) as defined, in each case, by section 374 (definitions applying for purposes of the whole Act) of the Armed Forces Act 2006(31), unless—

(a)

M is under the age of 16,

(b)

M is committing an offence under section 8 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (desertion),

(c)

the force concerned is one of Her Majesty’s naval forces which M locally entered at an overseas base without—

(i)

previously being an insured person under the National Insurance Act 1965(32), or

(ii)

paying or having previously paid one or more of the following classes of contributions under the Social Security Act 1975(33) or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(34)—

(aa)

primary Class 1,

(bb)

Class 2, or

(cc)

Class 3, or

(d)

the force concerned is one of Her Majesty’s military forces or Her Majesty’s air forces which M entered, or was recruited for, outside the United Kingdom and—

(i)

where that force is one of Her Majesty’s military forces, the depot for M’s unit is outside the United Kingdom, or

(ii)

where that force is one of Her Majesty’s air forces, M is liable under the terms of M’s engagement to serve only in a specified area outside the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I17 Reg. 17 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Aircraft workers, mariners and continental shelf operations S

18.—(1) An individual is to be treated as meeting the presence conditions set out in regulation 15(1)(d) and (e) for any period where that individual is—

(a) outside the common travel area in their capacity as an aircraft worker or a mariner, or

(b) in employment prescribed for the purposes of section 120 (employment at sea (continental shelf operations)) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(35) in connection with continental shelf operations.

(2) In this regulation—

“aircraft worker” means a person who is, or has been, employed under a contract of service either as a pilot, commander, navigator or other member of the crew of any aircraft, or in any other capacity on board any aircraft where—

(a)

the employment in that other capacity is for the purposes of the aircraft or its crew or of any passengers or cargo or mail carried on that aircraft, and

(b)

the contract is entered into in the United Kingdom with a view to its performance (in whole or in part) while the aircraft is in flight,

but does not include a person so far as that employment is as a serving member of Her Majesty’s forces, and

“mariner” means a person who is, or has been, in employment under a contract of service either as a master or member of the crew of any ship or vessel, or in any other capacity on board any ship or vessel where—

(a)

the employment in that other capacity is for the purposes of that ship or vessel or its crew or any passengers or cargo or mail carried by the ship or vessel, and

(b)

the contract is entered into in the United Kingdom with a view to its performance (in whole or in part) while the ship or vessel is on voyage,

but does not include a person in so far as that employment is as a serving member of Her Majesty’s forces.

Commencement Information

I18 Reg. 18 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Persons residing in the United Kingdom to whom a relevant EU regulation applies S

19.  The past presence condition set out in regulation 15(1)(e) does not apply where on any day the individual is—

(a) ordinarily resident in Scotland,

(b) habitually resident in the United Kingdom,

(c) an individual—

(i) to whom the rules set out in a relevant EU regulation apply by virtue of—

(aa) Title III of Part 2 of the EU withdrawal agreement,

(bb) Part 3 or Article 23(4) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (as defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”)(36),

(cc) Title III of the EEA EFTA separation agreement (as defined in section 39(1) of the 2020 Act), or

(dd) the agreement constituted by the exchange of letters set out in the schedule of the Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Gibraltar) Order 1974(37), and

(ii) in respect of whom the United Kingdom is, as a result, competent for payment of sickness benefits in cash.

Commencement Information

I19 Reg. 19 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Persons residing outside the United Kingdom to whom a relevant EU regulation applies S

20.—(1) The residence and presence conditions set out in regulation 15(1) do not apply in relation to the daily living component where on any day the individual satisfies the conditions in paragraph (2).

(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that the individual must—

(a) be an individual—

(i) to whom the rules set out in a relevant EU regulation apply by virtue of—

(aa) Title III of Part 2 of the EU withdrawal agreement,

(bb) Part 3 or Article 23(4) of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement (as defined in section 39(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”)),

(cc) Title III of the EEA EFTA separation agreement (as defined in section 39(1) of the 2020 Act), or

(dd) the agreement constituted by the exchange of letters set out in the schedule of the Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Gibraltar) Order 1974, and

(ii) in respect of whom the United Kingdom is, as a result, competent for payment of sickness benefits in cash,

(b) be habitually resident in—

(i) Switzerland,

(ii) an EEA state, or

(iii) Gibraltar, and

(c) have a genuine and sufficient link to Scotland.

(3) The reference in paragraph (2)(c) to an individual’s link to Scotland being sufficient is to it being sufficiently close that if the individual were not entitled to Adult Disability Payment, paragraph (2) would be incompatible with the applicable agreement mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(i) of that paragraph.

(4) In this regulation, “EEA State” means—

(a) any member state of the European Union, or

(b) any other state that is party to the agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992(38), together with the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17 March 1993(39), as modified or supplemented from time to time.

Commencement Information

I20 Reg. 20 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Refugees S

21.  The residence and presence conditions set out in regulations 15(1)(b) and (e) do not apply where an individual has—

(a) been granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules, or

(b) leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a person granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules.

Commencement Information

I21 Reg. 21 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 6 S Entitlement under rules relating to age

Age Criteria S

22.—(1) Adult Disability Payment may be paid in respect of an individual who—

(a) is at least 16 years of age, and

(b) has not reached the relevant age.

(2) In this Part, “the relevant age” means—

(a) pensionable age (within the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995(40)), or

(b) if higher, 65.

(3) Where an individual was born on 29 February, their birthday is to be taken to fall on 28 February in a year which is not a leap year.

(4) Paragraph (1)(b) is subject to the exceptions provided in regulations 23 and 24.

Commencement Information

I22 Reg. 22 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Exceptions: Adult Disability Payment after an interval and after reaching the relevant age S

23.—(1) This regulation applies where—

(a) an individual has reached the relevant age,

(b) the individual makes an application for Adult Disability Payment and—

(i) they had a previous award of Adult Disability Payment which ended not more than one year before the day the new application is made, or

(ii) they had a previous award of Personal Independence Payment or Disability Living Allowance which ended not more than one year before the day the new application is made,

(c) the previous award referred to in sub-paragraph (b) consisted of the same component as the one to which the individual is entitled (or would be entitled if they met the required period condition) under the new application, and

(d) the Scottish Ministers determine that the entitlement under the new application results from—

(i) substantially the same physical or mental condition or conditions for which the previous award was made, or

(ii) a new physical or mental condition or conditions which developed as a result of a condition for which the previous award was made.

(2) Where an application for Adult Disability Payment is made in terms of paragraph (1)—

(a) regulation 22(1)(b) does not apply, and

(b) paragraphs (5) and (6) apply to the determination of entitlement under the new application.

(3) In relation to determination of entitlement under the new application, the relevant date for the purpose of regulation 10(3) is the date on which the previous award ended.

(4) Where an individual is awarded either or both components under the new application, in relation to continued entitlement to that component or, as the case may be, those components, the relevant date for the purpose of regulation 10(3) is—

(a) during the period of 13 weeks following the date of the new application, the date on which the previous award ended,

(b) in any other case, each day of the award.

(5) Where the Scottish Ministers determine that the individual has severely limited ability to carry out mobility activities—

(a) the individual is entitled to the enhanced rate of the mobility component only if they were entitled to that rate of that component under the previous award, and

(b) where the individual is not entitled to the enhanced rate of that component because of sub-paragraph (a), they are entitled to the standard rate of that component provided that they were entitled to that rate of that component under the previous award.

(6) Where the Scottish Ministers determine that the individual has limited ability to carry out mobility activities, the individual is entitled to the standard rate of the mobility component only if they were entitled to that component, at either rate, under the previous award.

(7) For the purposes of this regulation—

(a) an award of either of the following is to be treated as though it were an award of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment—

(i) the care component of Disability Living Allowance, or

(ii) the daily living component of Personal Independence Payment, and

(b) an award of either of the following is to be treated as though it were an award of the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment—

(i) the mobility component of Daily Living Allowance, or

(ii) the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment.

Commencement Information

I23 Reg. 23 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Persons who have reached the relevant age: other exceptions S

24.  Regulation 22(1)(b) does not apply where the individual has reached the relevant age, including for the purposes of any determination of their entitlement to Adult Disability Payment made after they have reached the relevant age, if they—

(a) were entitled to an award of either or both components of Adult Disability Payment on the day preceding the day on which they reached the relevant age,

(b) made an application for Adult Disability Payment before reaching the relevant age and that application was not determined before they reached that age, but an award of either or both components would be made in respect of the individual but for regulation 22(1)(b), or

(c) are a transferring individual in terms of Part 3 of schedule 2.

Commencement Information

I24 Reg. 24 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Determination of an award after the person has reached the relevant age S

25.—(1) This regulation applies where—

(a) the individual—

(i) has reached the relevant age, and

(ii) is entitled to an award (“the original award”) of the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment, pursuant to an exception in regulation 23 or 24, and

(b) the Scottish Ministers are under a duty to make a subsequent determination of their entitlement by way of a determination without an application under regulation 48(a).

(2) The restrictions in paragraph (3) apply in relation to a determination referred to in paragraph (1)(b) where—

(a) the original award includes an award of the mobility component, and

(b) the determination is being made under regulation 48(a) in relation to—

(i) a change of circumstances which occurred after the person reached the relevant age, or

(ii) a material fact which the Scottish Ministers were not previously aware of, or medical evidence received from a healthcare professional or other person approved by the Scottish Ministers, where the Scottish Ministers become aware of the material fact or medical evidence after the individual reached the relevant age.

(3) The restrictions referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a) where the original mobility component award is for the standard rate then, regardless of whether the award would otherwise have been for the enhanced rate, the Scottish Ministers—

(i) may only make an award for the standard rate of that component, and

(ii) may only make such an award where entitlement results from substantially the same condition or conditions in respect of which the mobility component in the original award was given,

(b) where the original mobility component award is for the enhanced rate, the Scottish Ministers may only award that rate of that component where entitlement results from substantially the same condition or conditions in respect of which the mobility component in the original award was given.

(4) Where the original award does not include an award of the mobility component but the individual had—

(a) a previous award of—

(i) the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment,

(ii) the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment, or

(iii) the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, and

(b) the previous award of the component under sub-paragraph (a) ceased no more than 1 year prior to the date on which the determination referred to in paragraph (1)(b) takes or would take effect,

for the purpose of this regulation, entitlement under that previous award is to be treated as if it were under the original award.

(5) Paragraph (2)(b)(ii) does not include medical evidence in the form of a clinical judgement which was made in accordance with regulation 26(7) and (8) before the individual reached the relevant age.

(6) In this regulation, “healthcare professional” means a—

(a) registered medical practitioner,

(b) registered nurse, or

(c) healthcare professional who is registered by the Health and Care Professions Council.

Commencement Information

I25 Reg. 25 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 7 S Entitlement under special rules for terminal illness

Entitlement under special rules for terminal illness S

26.—(1) An individual who has a terminal illness is to be treated as satisfying the conditions for the enhanced rate of both the daily living component and the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment.

(2) Paragraph (1) applies regardless of the period of time for which the individual has had the terminal illness.

(3) Regulations 5 and 6 do not apply to a person to whom this regulation applies.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), the individual’s entitlement to the rates referred to in paragraph (1) begins on the date on which—

(a) the individual’s application for Adult Disability Payment was made, where the application included information about the individual’s terminal illness,

(b) the Scottish Ministers became aware of the individual’s terminal illness (whether as a result of the individual notifying a change in circumstances or otherwise), where the individual was previously awarded, and has an ongoing entitlement to, Adult Disability Payment, on the basis of a determination that the individual was entitled to the daily living component or the mobility component or both in relation to a condition other than terminal illness, or

(c) the clinical judgement was made in accordance with paragraphs (7) and (8) (“the judgement”),

whichever is the earlier.

(5) Where the judgement mentioned in paragraph (4)(c) is dated not more than 26 weeks earlier than whichever date in paragraph (4)(a) or (b) applies (“the applicable date”), the Scottish Ministers have the power, when making their determination, to specify that an individual’s entitlement begins—

(a) up to a maximum of 26 weeks prior to the applicable date, and

(b) on or after the day these Regulations come into force.

(6) Where the judgement mentioned in paragraph (4)(c)—

(a) is dated more than 26 weeks earlier than whichever date in paragraph (4)(a) or (b) applies (“the applicable date”), and

(b) an appropriate healthcare professional confirms that the judgement is still accurate by making a judgement in accordance with paragraphs (7) and (8),

an individual’s entitlement can only begin—

(c) up to a maximum of 26 weeks prior to the applicable date, and

(d) on or after the day these Regulations come into force.

(7) For the purposes of these Regulations an individual is to be regarded as having a terminal illness for the purpose of determining entitlement to Adult Disability Payment if it is the clinical judgement of an appropriate healthcare professional that the individual has a progressive disease that can reasonably be expected to cause the individual’s death.

(8) Subject to paragraph (9), an appropriate healthcare professional exercising the judgement described in paragraph (7) must have regard to the guidance prepared and made publically available by the Chief Medical Officer of the Scottish Administration in accordance with paragraph 1(3) of schedule 5 of the 2018 Act(41).

(9) Where regulation 20 (persons residing outside the United Kingdom to whom a relevant EU regulation applies) applies to the individual, an appropriate healthcare professional mentioned in paragraph 10(b) need not have regard to the guidance mentioned in paragraph (8) where it would not be reasonable in the circumstances to insist on the judgement being formed with regard to that guidance.

(10) In this regulation, “an appropriate healthcare professional” means—

(a) a registered medical practitioner or a registered nurse who is—

(i) involved in the diagnosis or care of the individual, and

(ii) acting in their professional capacity, or

(b) where regulation 20 applies to the individual, a person who—

(i) has equivalent qualifications to a registered medical practitioner or a registered nurse in an EEA state, Gibraltar or Switzerland,

(ii) is a member of the professional body equivalent to the General Medical Council or Nursing and Midwifery Council in that EEA state, Gibraltar or Switzerland, and

(iii) meets the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(i) and (ii).

(11) Where an individual has previously received Adult Disability Payment or a benefit listed in paragraph 12(a) for a period and a determination is subsequently made that the individual is entitled to Adult Disability Payment at a higher rate for that period by virtue of this regulation, that individual will be entitled to the difference between the value of entitlement to Adult Disability Payment under the subsequent determination and the value of Adult Disability Payment or the benefit listed in paragraph 12(a) to which that individual was previously entitled for that period.

(12) For the purpose of paragraph 11—

(a) the benefits are—

(i) armed forces independence payment,

(ii) Attendance Allowance,

(iii) Child Disability Payment,

(iv) Disability Living Allowance, or

(v) Personal Independence Payment, and

(b) regulation 4 (entitlement to other benefits) is treated as omitted.

Commencement Information

I26 Reg. 26 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 8 S Effect of time spent in care homes, hospital and legal detention

Effect of admission to a care home on ongoing entitlement to daily living component S

27.—(1) This regulation applies where an individual who has an ongoing entitlement to the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment becomes a resident of a care home.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5) and regulation 29, on the day after the day on which the individual has been resident in a care home for 28 days, and for so long as the individual continues to reside in such a home, the value of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment that is to be given to the individual is to be £0 instead of the values set out in regulation 34 (amount and form of Adult Disability Payment).

(3) The 28 days referred to in paragraph (2) may comprise two or more separate periods, provided that there is no more than 28 days between each period.

(4) Paragraph (2) does not apply to a resident in a care home, where the full costs of any qualifying services are met—

(a) entirely out of the resources of the individual for whom the qualifying services are provided,

(b) partly out of the resources of the individual for whom the qualifying services are provided and partly out of the resources of another person (other than a local authority) or assistance from a charity, or

(c) entirely out of the resources of another person (other than a local authority) or assistance from a charity.

(5) For the purposes of this regulation, an individual is not resident in a care home during any period when the individual is being looked after by a local authority and—

(a) has been placed temporarily in a private dwelling with a family, relative or some other suitable person while aged between 16 and 18 and receiving services under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(42) by virtue of being a child in need within the meaning of section 93(4)(a)(ii) (impairment of health), or 93(4)(a)(iii) (disability) of that Act, or

(b) is accommodated in a care home outside the United Kingdom, where the costs of any qualifying services are met wholly or partly by a local authority exercising its powers under section 25 of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (attendance at establishments outwith the United Kingdom)(43).

(6) For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 32 (entitlement beginning while in alternative accommodation), reference to an individual being “looked after by a local authority” is to be construed, as the case may be, in accordance with—

(a) section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(44),

(b) section 105(4) of the Children Act 1989(45), or

(c) article 25 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(46).

Commencement Information

I27 Reg. 27 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment S

28.—(1) This regulation applies where an individual who is aged 18 years or older and has an ongoing entitlement to either component of Adult Disability Payment—

(a) is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient at a hospital or similar institution, and

(b) any of the costs of the treatment, accommodation and any related services provided for them are borne out of public funds.

(2) Subject to regulation 29, on the day after the day on which the individual has been an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution for 28 days, and for so long as the individual continues to be an in-patient in such an institution, the value of each component of Adult Disability Payment that is to be given to the individual is £0 instead of the values set out in regulation 34 (amount and form of Adult Disability Payment).

(3) The 28 days referred to in paragraph (2) may comprise two or more separate periods, provided that there is no more than 28 days between each period.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the costs of treatment, accommodation or any related services are borne out of public funds if the individual is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in—

(a) a hospital or similar institution under—

(i) the National Health Service Act 2006(47),

(ii) the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(48), or

(iii) the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(49), or

(b) a hospital or similar institution maintained or administered by the Defence Council(50).

(5) This regulation does not apply where an individual was under the age of 18 on the day on which they began their current period undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient at a hospital or similar institution.

Commencement Information

I28 Reg. 28 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Exception: Hospices S

29.—(1) Regulations 27(2) and 28(2) do not apply where the individual is residing in a hospice and has a terminal illness.

(2) In this regulation, “hospice” means a hospital or other institution whose primary function is to provide palliative care for persons resident there who are suffering from a progressive disease in its final stages, other than—

(a) a health service hospital (within the meaning of section 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(51)) in Scotland,

(b) a health service hospital (within the meaning of section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006(52)) in England,

(c) a hospital in Wales vested in—

(i) an NHS trust,

(ii) a Local Health Board, or

(iii) the Welsh Ministers,

for the purpose of functions under the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(53),

(d) a hospital maintained or administered by the Defence Council, or

(e) an institution similar to a hospital mentioned in any of the preceding sub-paragraphs.

(3) In this regulation—

“NHS trust” means a body established under section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, and

“Local Health Board” means a body established under section 11 of that Act.

Commencement Information

I29 Reg. 29 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Effect of legal detention on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment S

30.—(1) This regulation applies where an individual who has an ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment begins a period of legal detention.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, an individual is to be treated as though they are not in legal detention on any day on which they are an in-patient in a hospital or in a hospice.

(3) On the day after the day on which the individual has been in legal detention for 28 days, and for so long as the individual continues to be in legal detention, instead of the values set out in regulation 34 (amount and form of Adult Disability Payment)—

(a) where the individual is aged 18 or over, the value of each component of Adult Disability Payment that is to be given to the individual is to be £0, or

(b) where the individual is aged 16 or 17, the value of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment that is to be given to the individual is to be £0.

(4) The 28 days referred to in paragraph (3) may comprise two or more separate periods, provided there is no more than one year between each period.

(5) Paragraph (3) of this regulation does not apply to an individual where—

(a) the individual is undergoing legal detention outside the United Kingdom, and

(b) in similar circumstances in Scotland, the individual would have been excepted from the application of that paragraph by virtue of the operation of any provision of this regulation.

Commencement Information

I30 Reg. 30 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Calculation of periods of time spent in a care home, hospital or legal detention S

31.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (6), a period during which an individual is—

(a) resident in a care home for the purpose of regulation 27,

(b) an in-patient in hospital or similar institution for the purpose of regulation 28,

(c) in legal detention for the purpose of regulation 30, or

(d) resident in a care home, an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution, or in legal detention for the purposes of regulation 32,

is to be determined in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Such a period is to be taken to—

(a) begin on the day after the day on which the individual enters the place, and

(b) end on the day before the day on which the individual leaves the place.

(3) Where an individual takes a period of leave from a place mentioned in paragraph (1), the days on which the individual begins and returns from leave are not to be counted as days of residence in that place.

(4) Days constituting a period of leave are not to be counted as days of residence in a place.

(5) Where an individual enters a place (“the second place”) under paragraph (1) as a result of transfer from another place (“the first place”) under that paragraph—

(a) the day of transfer is to be counted as a day of residence in the second place, and

(b) for the purposes of calculating when the individual has been in the second place for 28 days for the purposes of regulations 27(2), 28(2) and 30(3)—

(i) the days that they were resident in the first place are to be treated as days of residence in the second place,

(ii) if they were resident in the first place for more than 28 days, the individual is to be treated as though they have been resident in the second place for 28 days on the day before the day of transfer, and

(c) the period of residence in the first place is deemed to end on the day on which the period of residence in the second place ends.

(6) For the purposes of this regulation, ‘days of residence’ means—

(a) days resident in a care home in terms of regulation 27 or 32,

(b) days as an in-patient in hospital or similar institution in terms of regulation 28 or 32, and

(c) days in legal detention in terms of regulation 30 or 32.

Commencement Information

I31 Reg. 31 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Entitlement beginning while in alternative accommodation S

32.—(1) This regulation applies where an individual is resident in a care home, an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution, or in legal detention on the day on which their entitlement to Adult Disability Payment begins.

(2) On and after that day, and for so long as the individual continues to reside in a place mentioned in paragraph (1), instead of the values set out in regulation 34 (amount and form of Adult Disability Payment), the individual is to be given the value of £0—

(a) where the individual is resident in a care home, in respect of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment,

(b) where the individual is—

(i) aged 18 or over,

(ii) undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution, and

(iii) any of the costs of the treatment, accommodation and any related services provided for them are borne out of public funds within the meaning of regulation 28(4),

in respect of each component of Adult Disability Payment, or

(c) where the individual is in legal detention and—

(i) aged 18 or over, in respect of either component of Adult Disability Payment,

(ii) aged 16 or 17, in respect of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply where the individual is a resident in a care home, and the full costs of any qualifying services are met—

(a) entirely out of the resources of the individual for whom the qualifying services are provided,

(b) partly out of the resources of the individual for whom the qualifying services are provided and partly out of the resources of another person (other than a local authority) or assistance from a charity, or

(c) entirely out of the resources of another person (other than a local authority) or assistance from a charity.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, an individual is not resident in a care home during any period when the individual is being looked after by a local authority and—

(a) has been placed temporarily in a private dwelling with a family, relative or some other suitable person while aged between 16 and 18 and receiving services under Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(54) by virtue of being a child in need within the meaning of section 93(4)(a)(ii) (impairment of health), or 93(4)(a)(iii) (disability) of that Act, or

(b) is accommodated in a care home outside the United Kingdom, where the costs of any qualifying services are met wholly or partly by a local authority pursuant to their powers under section 25 of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (attendance at establishments outwith the United Kingdom)(55).

Commencement Information

I32 Reg. 32 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 9 S Making of applications and payments and duration of eligibility

Making Payments S

33.—(1) Where Adult Disability Payment is payable in respect of an individual, the Scottish Ministers may, where they consider it appropriate, make the payment to another person to be used for the benefit of the individual.

(2) Where the Scottish Ministers consider, for any reason, that it is no longer appropriate for a particular person who falls within paragraph (1) to continue to receive the payment, they may cease making payment to that person.

Commencement Information

I33 Reg. 33 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Amount and form of Adult Disability Payment S

34.—(1) The weekly rate of payment of the daily living component is, where the individual is entitled to—

(a) the standard rate, [F3 £61.85], or

(b) the enhanced rate, [F4 £92.40].

(2) The weekly rate of the mobility component is, where the individual is entitled to—

(a) the standard rate, [F5 £24.45], or

(b) the enhanced rate, [F6 £64.50].

(3) Where an individual is entitled to payment of the daily living component or the mobility component for a period shorter than one week, payment of that component is to be made at one-seventh of the relevant weekly rate, for each day of entitlement.

(4) For any week where an individual is entitled to—

(a) the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment, and

(b) payment of an amount in respect of constant attendance under section 104 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(56),

the amount of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment that is to be given to the individual is to be reduced by the amount paid under that section.

(5) For the purpose of calculating the amount of the daily living component that is to be given to the individual, in accordance with paragraph (3), where the amount in respect of constant attendance is equal to or greater than the amount of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment, the value of the daily living component of Adult Disability Payment that is to be given to the individual is to be £0.

(6) For any week where an individual is entitled to—

(a) the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment, and

(b) payment of War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement within the meaning of—

(i) the Naval, Military and Air Forces etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 1983 (“1983 Order”)(57),

(ii) the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983(58),

(iii) the 1983 Order by virtue of the War Pensions (Naval Auxiliary Personnel) Scheme 1964(59),

(iv) the Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 1964(60),

(v) the War Pensions (Mercantile Marine) Scheme 1964(61), or

(vi) an Order of Her Majesty in relation to the Home Guard dated 21 December 1964 or 22 December 1964, or in relation to the Ulster Defence Regiment dated 4 January 1971,

the amount of the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment that is to be given to the individual is to be £0.

(7) Adult Disability Payment is only to be given in the form of money, except as provided for by regulation 44 (Form of payment – giving Adult Disability Payment by way of deduction).

Textual Amendments

F3 Sum in reg. 34(1)(a) substituted (11.4.2022) by The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/129), regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a) (with sch. para. 1)

F4 Sum in reg. 34(1)(b) substituted (11.4.2022) by The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/129), regs. 1(3), 2(2)(b) (with sch. para. 1)

F5 Sum in reg. 34(2)(a) substituted (11.4.2022) by The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/129), regs. 1(3), 2(2)(c) (with sch. para. 1)

F6 Sum in reg. 34(2)(b) substituted (11.4.2022) by The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (S.S.I. 2022/129), regs. 1(3), 2(2)(c) (with sch. para. 1)

Commencement Information

I34 Reg. 34 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

When an application is to be treated as made and beginning of entitlement to assistance S

35.—(1) An application for Adult Disability Payment is to be treated as made—

(a) on the day it is received by the Scottish Ministers, or

(b) if applicable, on the day identified by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) If, before making a determination on the basis of an application, the Scottish Ministers consider that the individual in respect of whom the application is made—

(a) would not satisfy a requirement in—

(i) regulation 5 (daily living component),

(ii) regulation 6 (mobility component),

(iii) regulation 11 (required period condition: daily living component),

(iv) regulation 12 (required period condition: mobility component),

(v) Part 5 (residence and presence conditions), or

(vi) regulation 22 (age criteria),

if the application were treated as made on the day it was received, and

(b) would likely be entitled to receive Adult Disability Payment if those requirements were satisfied within a 13-week period beginning on the day it was received,

the Scottish Ministers may choose the date within that 13 week period on which the application is to be treated as made.

(3) Where, on the basis of an application (other than where regulation 58(1) applies), a determination is made that an individual is entitled to Adult Disability Payment, the date on which entitlement begins is to be identified in accordance with paragraphs (4) to (6).

(4) Where an application is made within 8 weeks of the day on which the full name and date of birth of an individual (“the required data”) is submitted by, or on behalf of, the individual to the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of an application for Adult Disability Payment, entitlement begins on whichever is the later of the day—

(a) on which the required data was submitted, or

(b) identified in accordance with paragraph (2).

(5) Subject to paragraph (6), where an application is made after the 8 week period described in paragraph (4), entitlement begins on the day on which the application is treated as made in accordance with paragraph (1).

(6) Where the Scottish Ministers are satisfied that there is a good reason why an application was made after the 8 week period described in paragraph (4), they may treat the application as having been made within that period.

(7) For the purposes of section 38(3) of the 2018 Act, the period covered by an application for Adult Disability Payment—

(a) under paragraph (1)(a)—

(i) begins on the day on which the application is treated as having been made, and

(ii) ends on the day on which the determination of entitlement is made, and

(b) under paragraph (1)(b)—

(i) is deemed to begin on the day before the determination of entitlement is made provided that the requirements are satisfied, and

(ii) ends on the day on which the determination of entitlement is made.

Commencement Information

I35 Reg. 35 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Time of Payment S

36.  Where an award of Adult Disability Payment is made, the Scottish Ministers are to make—

(a) the first payment of assistance on a date specified in the notice of determination, and

(b) any subsequent payment—

(i) 4 weekly in arrears, or

(ii) where regulation 26 (entitlement under special rules for terminal illness) applies, weekly in advance.

Commencement Information

I36 Reg. 36 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Continuing Eligibility S

37.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), a determination that an individual is entitled to Adult Disability Payment in respect of a period is to be made on the basis that the individual has an ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment after the end of that period, except where paragraph (2) applies.

(2) This paragraph applies where, after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (1), the individual no longer satisfies the eligibility rules.

(3) A determination of ongoing entitlement is made on the basis that—

(a) the individual will continue to be entitled to Adult Disability Payment for a fixed or indefinite period as specified in the notice of determination, and

(b) the decision that the individual is entitled to Adult Disability Payment for each subsequent 4-week period is to be taken in accordance with these Regulations, on the strength of the assumptions set out in paragraph (4).

(4) The assumptions are that—

(a) the individual continues to satisfy the eligibility criteria which were satisfied to be entitled to Adult Disability Payment under the determination mentioned in paragraph (1),

(b) the information on which the determination mentioned in paragraph (1) was made still applies and is relevant in the individual’s case, and

(c) there is no change in circumstances of the individual which would require to be notified under section 56 (duty to notify change of circumstances) of the 2018 Act.

Commencement Information

I37 Reg. 37 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Circumstances in which assistance may be suspended S

38.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may decide that an individual who has an ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment in respect of a period by virtue of regulation 37 (continuing eligibility) is not to become entitled to be given some or all of either component or both components of that assistance at the time at which the individual otherwise would in accordance with that regulation, as read with regulation 36 (time of payment) (referred to in these Regulations as a decision to suspend the individual’s Adult Disability Payment).

(2) Where such a decision is made in respect of an individual, payments of Adult Disability Payment to that individual are to be suspended until such a time as the Scottish Ministers decide that the individual is once again to become entitled to be given Adult Disability Payment.

(3) The Scottish Ministers may decide to suspend an individual’s Adult Disability Payment only in the circumstances where—

(a) section 54(1A) of the 2018 Act(62) applies, or

(b) the Scottish Ministers have made arrangements (whether under section 85A of the 2018 Act, section 85B of the 2018 Act(63) or otherwise) for a person to receive the Adult Disability Payment on the individual’s behalf, and the Scottish Ministers consider that it is necessary to suspend the Adult Disability Payment—

(i) in order to protect the individual from the risk of financial abuse, or

(ii) because the person with whom the Scottish Ministers have made arrangements is unable to continue to receive the Adult Disability Payment.

(4) In this regulation, “financial abuse” includes—

(a) having money or other property stolen,

(b) being defrauded,

(c) being put under pressure in relation to money or other property,

(d) having money or other property misused.

Commencement Information

I38 Reg. 38 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Having regard to financial circumstances S

39.  The Scottish Ministers must have regard to an individual’s financial circumstances prior to making a decision to suspend payment to the individual of some or all of either component or both components of Adult Disability Payment.

Commencement Information

I39 Reg. 39 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Information to be given following suspension S

40.—(1) Having made a decision to suspend an individual’s Adult Disability Payment, the Scottish Ministers must inform the individual of—

(a) their decision to suspend the individual’s Adult Disability Payment,

(b) the reasons for their decision,

(c) any steps which might be taken by the individual in order for the Scottish Ministers to consider ending the suspension, and

(d) the individual’s right under regulation 41 to require the Scottish Ministers to review their decision to suspend the individual’s Adult Disability Payment.

(2) The Scottish Ministers must fulfil their duty under paragraph (1) in a way that leaves the individual with a record of the information which the individual can show to, or otherwise share with, others.

Commencement Information

I40 Reg. 40 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Right to review suspension S

41.—(1) An individual may require the Scottish Ministers to review their decision to suspend that individual’s Adult Disability Payment.

(2) The Scottish Ministers must—

(a) complete a review mentioned in paragraph (1) within 31 days beginning with the day when they received notice from the individual requiring them to review their decision,

(b) inform the individual of the outcome of the review including reasons for their decision.

(3) The Scottish Ministers must fulfil their duty under paragraph (2)(b) in a way that leaves the individual with a record of the information which the individual can show to, or otherwise share with, others.

Commencement Information

I41 Reg. 41 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Ending a suspension S

42.  The Scottish Ministers are to make a decision to end a suspension where—

(a) the individual provides the information requested under section 54(1) of the 2018 Act(64) and the Scottish Ministers consider that they do not require to make a determination without application,

(b) regulation 38(3)(a) applies and the Scottish Ministers make a determination without application under regulation 47 (consideration of entitlement after specified period), 48 (determination following change of circumstances, etc.), 49 (determination following official error – underpayments), 50 (determination following error – overpayments) or 51 (determination to effect a deduction decision),

(c) the Scottish Ministers make a determination under section 54(2) of the 2018 Act(65),

(d) the circumstances mentioned in regulation 38(3)(b) no longer apply, or

(e) the Scottish Ministers consider it appropriate in the circumstances, including having regard to the financial circumstances of the individual.

Commencement Information

I42 Reg. 42 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Effect of suspension ending S

43.  When—

(a) the suspension of an individual’s Adult Disability Payment ends, and

(b) under the latest determination of the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment relating to the period of the suspension the individual would have become entitled to be given Adult Disability Payment during that period,

the individual is immediately to be given the Adult Disability Payment that the individual would have become entitled to be given under the determination during the period of suspension.

Commencement Information

I43 Reg. 43 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Form of payment – giving Adult Disability Payment by way of deduction S

44.—(1) Where an individual has a liability to the Scottish Ministers under section 63 of the 2018 Act (liability for assistance given in error), the individual’s payment of Adult Disability Payment may be given (in whole or in part) by way of deduction, at a reasonable level, from that liability either—

(a) with the agreement of the individual, or

(b) without the individual’s agreement, where the individual has unreasonably refused to agree to the assistance being given in that form.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), “reasonable level” means a level that is reasonable having regard to the financial circumstances of the individual.

Commencement Information

I44 Reg. 44 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

When an increase in level of entitlement takes effect S

45.—(1) Where, as a result of a determination without an application, the amount of Adult Disability Payment payable in respect of an individual is increased or their entitlement to a component is awarded, the change takes effect—

(a) in the case of an increase pursuant to a determination made under regulation 48(c) or 48(d) (determination following change of circumstances etc.) on the day after the day on which Personal Independence Payment ceased to be paid in respect of the individual,

(b) in the case of an award of entitlement to a component or an increase pursuant to a determination made in accordance with regulation 48(a) that affects their eligibility under regulation 5 (daily living component) or regulation 6 (mobility component), on the date when—

(i) if as a result of the individual reporting the change—

(aa) if the individual reports the change within one month of the change occurring, the individual first satisfies the requirements for a higher rate of the daily living or mobility component,

(bb) if the individual reports the change within more than one month but not more than 13 months of the change occurring, the individual first satisfies the requirements for a higher rate of the care or mobility component, but only if the Scottish Ministers consider that the individual had good reason for not notifying the change within one month, or

(cc) in any other case, the individual reports the change.

(ii) if as a result of the Scottish Ministers becoming aware that a determination of an individual’s entitlement was made in ignorance of a material fact, on the date when the Scottish Ministers make the determination.

(c) in the case of an earlier determination which was based on official error or error within the meaning of regulation 49 (determination following official error – underpayments) or on error within the meaning of regulation 50 (determination following error – overpayments), begins on the date when the earlier determination took effect, or

(d) in any other case, on the date when the Scottish Ministers make the determination.

(2) Where the Scottish Ministers consider that in all the circumstances it would be unjust not to do so, they may, when making their determination, set an earlier date for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d).

(3) This regulation does not apply to an individual to whom regulation 26 (entitlement under special rules for terminal illness) applies.

(4) Where an individual has previously received Adult Disability Payment for a period and a determination without application has subsequently been made that the same individual is entitled to Adult Disability Payment at a higher rate for that period, that individual will be entitled to the difference between the value of entitlement to Adult Disability Payment under the subsequent determination and the value of Adult Disability Payment to which that individual was previously entitled for that period.

Commencement Information

I45 Reg. 45 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

When a decrease in level or cessation of entitlement takes effect S

46.—(1) Where, as a result of determination without an application, the amount of Adult Disability Payment payable in respect of an individual is decreased or their entitlement to a component is ceased, the change takes effect—

(a) in the case of a decrease pursuant to a determination made under regulation 48(c) or 48(d) (determination following change of circumstances etc.) on the day after the day on which Personal Independence Payment ceased to be paid in respect of the individual,

(b) in the case of a determination without application under regulation 47 or 48(a), on the date—

(i) where the individual was required to notify a change under section 56 of the 2018 Act, if the individual—

(aa) knowingly fails to notify a change, or

(bb) fails to notify the change as soon as reasonably practicable after it occurred,

the individual should have notified the Scottish Ministers of the change, or

(ii) in any other case, the Scottish Ministers make the determination,

(c) in the case of an earlier determination which was based on official error or error within the meaning of regulation 49 (determination following official error – underpayments) or on error within the meaning of regulation 50 (determination following error – overpayments), on the date when the earlier determination took effect,

(d) in any other case, on the date when the Scottish Ministers make the determination.

(2) Where the Scottish Ministers consider that in all the circumstances it would be unjust not to do so, they may, when making their determination, set a later date for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d).

Commencement Information

I46 Reg. 46 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 10 S Determination of entitlement to Adult Disability Payment without application

Consideration of entitlement after specified period S

47.  The Scottish Ministers must make a determination of an individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, without receiving an application, after the end of the period specified (if any) in—

(a) the individual’s notice of determination under section 40 or notice of re-determination under section 44 (as the case may be), or

(b) a determination made by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland under section 49,

of the 2018 Act(66).

Commencement Information

I47 Reg. 47 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Determination following change of circumstances etc. S

48.  The Scottish Ministers must make a determination of an individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, without receiving an application, where the individual has an ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment and they become aware—

(a) of a change of circumstances, whether or not notified by the individual in accordance with section 56 of the 2018 Act, or where the Scottish Ministers become aware that a determination of an individual’s entitlement was made in ignorance of a material fact, which would possibly result in an alteration to the component or rate of Adult Disability Payment payable to the individual or which is likely to mean that the individual is no longer entitled to Adult Disability Payment,

(b) that the individual has died,

(c) of an alteration of the component or rate of award of Personal Independence Payment which the individual was entitled to immediately before the date of transfer to Adult Disability Payment in accordance with Part 3 of schedule 2 (transitional provisions) as a result of a decision made pursuant to—

(i) a revision under Part 2 of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013(67),

(ii) a supersession under Part 3 of those Regulations,

(iii) an appeal under section 12 of the Social Security Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”)(68),

(iv) a re-consideration under section 13 of the 1998 Act(69), or

(v) an appeal to the Upper Tribunal under section 14 of the 1998 Act(70),

(vi) a revision under article 10 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(71) (“the 1998 Order”),

(vii) a supersession under article 11 of the 1998 Order(72),

(viii) an appeal under article 13 of the 1998 Order(73), or

(ix) an appeal to the Commissioner under article 15 of the 1998 Order(74),

(d) of an alteration of the component or rate of award of Personal Independence Payment which the individual was entitled to immediately before moving to Scotland in circumstances in which regulation 52 (individuals in respect of whom Personal Independence Payment is paid in another part of the United Kingdom immediately before moving to Scotland) applies, as a result of a decision made pursuant to—

(i) a revision under Part 2 of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013,

(ii) a supersession under Part 3 of those Regulations,

(iii) an appeal under section 12 of the Social Security Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”),

(iv) a re-consideration under section 13 of the 1998 Act,

(v) an appeal to the Upper Tribunal under section 14 of the 1998 Act,

(vi) a revision under article 10 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (“the 1998 Order”),

(vii) a supersession under article 11 of the 1998 Order,

(viii) an appeal under article 13 of the 1998 Order, or

(ix) an appeal to the Commissioner under article 15 of the 1998 Order.

Commencement Information

I48 Reg. 48 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Determination following official error – underpayments S

49.—(1) The Scottish Ministers are to make a determination of an individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, without receiving an application, where—

(a) they have previously made a determination of the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment (“the original determination”),

(b) they establish that, due to an official error, the original determination was incorrect resulting in the individual—

(i) not being given an award of Adult Disability Payment, or

(ii) being given a lower award than that,

to which the individual was entitled,

(c) the Scottish Ministers are not considering a request for a re-determination of the individual’s entitlement to the Payment, and

(d) the individual has not appealed to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland against the Scottish Ministers’ determination of the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment.

(2) In making a determination required by paragraph (1) the Scottish Ministers are to use—

(a) the information—

(i) provided in the application that led to the original determination,

(ii) any other information they have obtained in connection with that application, and

(b) any other information they have obtained in connection with the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment.

(3) In this regulation, “official error” means an error made by someone acting on behalf of the Scottish Ministers or on behalf of a Minister of the Crown that was not materially contributed to by anyone else.

Commencement Information

I49 Reg. 49 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Determination following error – overpayments S

50.—(1) The Scottish Ministers are to make a determination of an individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, without receiving an application, where—

(a) they have previously made a determination of the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment (“the original determination”),

(b) they establish that, due to an error, the original determination was incorrect resulting in the individual being given—

(i) an award of Adult Disability Payment to which the individual was not entitled, or

(ii) a higher award than that to which the individual was entitled,

(c) the Scottish Ministers are not considering a request for a re-determination of the individual’s entitlement to the Payment, and

(d) the individual has not made an appeal to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland or Upper Tribunal against the Scottish Ministers’ determination off the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, that has not yet been determined.

(2) In making a determination required by paragraph (1) the Scottish Ministers are to use—

(a) the information—

(i) provided in the application that led to the original determination, and

(ii) any other information they have obtained in connection with that application,

(b) any other information they have obtained in connection with the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, and

(c) any other information available to them that is relevant to their consideration of whether the individual is entitled to Adult Disability Payment.

(3) In this regulation references to an “error” are to—

(a) an error in the performance of a function conferred by these Regulations or the 2018 Act, including a determination being made—

(i) wrongly, or

(ii) correctly but on the basis of—

(aa) incorrect information, or

(bb) an assumption which proves to be wrong, or

(b) a new determination having not been made after an assumption on the basis of which an earlier determination was made has proven to be wrong.

Commencement Information

I50 Reg. 50 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Determination to effect a deduction decision S

51.—(1) The Scottish Ministers are to make a determination of an individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, without receiving an application, where the circumstances in paragraphs (2) and (3) apply.

(2) This paragraph applies where—

(a) regulation 44 (form of payment – giving Adult Disability Payment by way of deduction) allows Adult Disability Payment to be given to the individual by way of deduction, or

(b) Adult Disability Payment is being given to the individual by way of deduction, and the Scottish Ministers consider that may no longer be appropriate.

(3) This paragraph applies where the Scottish Ministers have decided to—

(a) vary the amount of Adult Disability Payment to be given by way of deduction (including introducing a deduction, where the full amount of Adult Disability Payment was previously given as money),

(b) vary any period for which the individual’s Adult Disability Payment is to be given by way of deduction, that may have been specified in a previous determination of the individual’s entitlement, or

(c) cease making deductions, and instead give the individual’s Adult Disability Payment in the form of money.

(4) The Scottish Ministers are to make a determination, without receiving an application, where an individual who is receiving Adult Disability Payment by way of deduction under a previous determination of entitlement notifies the Scottish Ministers that the individual—

(a) withdraws their agreement to their Adult Disability Payment being given by way of deduction,

(b) wishes the Scottish Ministers to increase the amount of their Adult Disability Payment that is given by way of deduction,

(c) wishes the Scottish Ministers to decrease the amount of their Adult Disability Payment that is given by way of deduction (including ceasing the deduction), or

(d) wishes the Scottish Ministers to amend the length of any period referred to in paragraph (3)(b).

Commencement Information

I51 Reg. 51 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 11 S Movement of individuals between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom

Individuals in respect of whom Personal Independence Payment is paid in another part of the United Kingdom immediately before moving to Scotland S

52.—(1) Where an individual—

(a) becomes resident in Scotland,

(b) was resident in another part of the United Kingdom, and

(c) was entitled to Personal Independence Payment immediately before the date of the move,

the Scottish Ministers are to make a determination without application of the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment.

(2) Entitlement to Adult Disability Payment under paragraph (1) begins on the day after the day on which the individual’s entitlement to Personal Independence Payment ends.

(3) In this regulation, “the date of the move” is the date when the individual becomes resident in Scotland, as notified by the individual or otherwise communicated to the Scottish Ministers (whether the notification takes place before or after the date of the move).

Commencement Information

I52 Reg. 52 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Individuals in respect of whom Adult Disability Payment is paid at the time of moving to another part of the United Kingdom S

53.—(1) Where the Scottish Ministers become aware that an individual who is entitled to Adult Disability Payment has moved or is to move to become resident in another part of the United Kingdom, the individual is to be treated as though the individual meets the condition under regulation 15(1)(a) of being ordinarily resident in Scotland for a period of 13 weeks beginning in accordance with paragraph (4).

(2) Subject to Part 8 (effect of time spent in care homes, hospital and legal detention), where the Scottish Ministers become aware that an individual has moved or is to move to another part of the United Kingdom mentioned in paragraph (1), they are to make a determination without application at the end of the 13 week period mentioned in paragraph (1) that the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment is to terminate.

(3) Where before the end of the 13-week period, the Scottish Ministers become aware that the individual is no longer to move to become resident in another part of the United Kingdom, the duty in paragraph (2) does not apply.

(4) The 13-week period mentioned in paragraph (1) begins on the date the individual ceases to be ordinarily resident in Scotland.

(5) On the day after the 13-week period specified in paragraph (4) ends—

(a) entitlement to Adult Disability Payment ceases, and

(b) regulation 50 (determination following error – overpayments) applies to any Adult Disability Payment paid to an individual in relation to a period after the end of that 13-week period.

Commencement Information

I53 Reg. 53 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 12 S Periods in respect of a re-determination request

Periods in respect of a re-determination request S

54.—(1) The period for requesting a re-determination of entitlement to Adult Disability Payment under section 41 of the 2018 Act (right to request re-determination) is 42 days beginning with the day that the individual is informed, in accordance with section 40 of the 2018 Act (notice of determination), of the right to make the request.

(2) In relation to determining entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, the period allowed for re-determination (within the meaning of section 43 of the 2018 Act (duty to re-determine)) is 56 days beginning with—

(a) the day that the request for a re-determination is received by the Scottish Ministers,

(b) in a case where the request for a re-determination is received by the Scottish Ministers outwith the period prescribed in paragraph (1), the day on which it is decided by the Scottish Ministers or (as the case may be) the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland that the individual in question has a good reason for not requesting a re-determination sooner, or

(c) in a case where the Scottish Ministers have informed the individual of their decision that the request for re-determination was not made in such form as the Scottish Ministers require, the day on which it is subsequently decided by the First-Tier Tribunal for Scotland that the individual in question has made the request in such form as the Scottish Ministers require.

Commencement Information

I54 Reg. 54 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 13 S Provision of vehicles

Payment of mobility component to authorised providers of vehicles for individuals with disabilities S

55.—(1) Where—

(a) an individual is entitled to the enhanced rate of the mobility component of Adult Disability Payment, and

(b) the individual has entered into an agreement with an authorised provider of vehicles for persons with disabilities for the hire or hire-purchase of a vehicle,

the Scottish Ministers may, with the consent of the individual, pay that component (in whole or in part) to the provider to be used to meet, or contribute towards meeting, the individual’s liability under the agreement.

(2) The Scottish Ministers must cease to make payments in accordance with paragraph (1) in the event that—

(a) the agreement is brought to an end in accordance with the terms of the agreement, or

(b) the individual withdraws their consent.

Commencement Information

I55 Reg. 55 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Vehicles for persons with disabilities – powers of appointees S

56.—(1) Where a person (“an appointee”) is appointed by the Scottish Ministers under the 2018 Act to act on an individual’s behalf in connection with the determination of the individual’s entitlement to assistance under section 24 (duty to give assistance) of the 2018 Act, in addition to the powers conferred on the appointee by that Act the appointee can, on behalf of the individual—

(a) enter into an agreement with an authorised provider of vehicles for the hire or hire-purchase of a vehicle,

(b) terminate any such agreement,

(c) for the purpose of regulation 55(1), give consent to the Scottish Ministers to pay (in whole or in part) the mobility component to which the individual is entitled to the provider, and

(d) withdraw any such consent.

(2) An appointee may exercise the powers conferred by paragraphs (1)(b) and (d) whether the agreement was entered into, or the consent given, by the appointee or by any other person.

Commencement Information

I56 Reg. 56 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 14 S Initial period for applications

Initial period for applications S

57.  Part 2 of schedule 2 makes provision about the initial period for applications.

Commencement Information

I57 Reg. 57 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 15 S Applications for Adult Disability Payment by individuals entitled to Child Disability Payment

Applications by individuals entitled to Child Disability Payment S

58.—(1) This regulation applies where an individual who is entitled to Child Disability Payment makes an application for Adult Disability Payment.

(2) Where, on the basis of that application a determination is made that the individual is entitled to Adult Disability Payment, the date on which their entitlement begins is to be the date when the Scottish Ministers make the determination.

(3) The value of the first payment of Adult Disability Payment to be given to the individual is to be increased by the value of Adult Disability Payment which the individual would have been paid for the period between the date—

(a) their entitlement to Adult Disability Payment would have begun if this regulation did not apply to the individual, in terms of regulation 35(4) to (6), and

(b) their entitlement begins in terms of paragraph (2).

Commencement Information

I58 Reg. 58 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Determination without an application - terminal illness S

59.—(1) Where an individual is entitled to Child Disability Payment and has a terminal illness in terms of regulation 15 of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021(75), the Scottish Ministers are to make a determination of the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, without receiving an application, where—

(a) the individual—

(i) has reached the age of 16, and

(ii) makes a request that the Scottish Ministers make a determination of their entitlement to Adult Disability Payment, or

(b) the individual—

(i) has reached the age of 18, and

(ii) has not informed the Scottish Ministers that they do not want to receive Adult Disability Payment.

(2) Where the Scottish Ministers make a determination under paragraph (1)—

(a) no judgement will be required in terms of regulation 26(7) and (8) (entitlement under special rules for terminal illness), and

(b) regulation 26 applies with the following modifications—

(i) for paragraph (4), read “The individual’s entitlement to the rates referred to in paragraph (1) begins on the date on which the Scottish Ministers make the determination in terms of regulation 58(1).”, and

(ii) paragraph (5) and (6) are omitted.

Commencement Information

I59 Reg. 59 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 16 S Transfer from Personal Independence Payment to Adult Disability Payment

Transfer from Personal Independence Payment to Adult Disability Payment S

60.  Part 3 of schedule 2 makes provision about transferring from Personal Independence Payment to Adult Disability Payment.

Commencement Information

I60 Reg. 60 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 17 S Qualifications and experience necessary to carry out assessments

Qualifications and experience necessary to carry out assessments S

61.—(1) A person is to be regarded as a suitably qualified person, within the meaning of section 13(1) of the 2018 Act, for the purpose of carrying out assessments if they satisfy the requirements specified in paragraph (2) or (4).

(2) A person is a suitably qualified person for the purpose of carrying out assessments under this paragraph if—

(a) the person meets one of the conditions under paragraph (3),

(b) the person has been employed in a capacity described in paragraph (3) in the provision to individuals of health care or social care services,

(c) where the assessment will involve consideration of the individual’s mental condition or conditions, the person’s employment in the provision of health care or social care services under paragraph (2)(b) included the provision of health care or social care services to individuals with mental conditions, and

(d) where the assessment will involve consideration of the individual’s learning disability or disabilities, the person’s employment in the provision of health care or social care services under paragraph (2)(b) included the provision of health care or social care services to individuals with learning disabilities.

(3) The conditions referred to in paragraph (2)(a) are that the person, at the time of carrying out the assessment—

(a) is an allied health professional with valid registration in the register maintained by the Health and Care Professions Council under article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001(76),

(b) is an adult, learning disability, or mental health nurse with valid registration in the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001(77), or

(c) is a social worker with valid registration in the register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council under section 44 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001(78).

(4) A person is a suitably qualified person for the purpose of carrying out assessments under this paragraph if—

(a) the person has achieved a social care qualification to a minimum of Level 9 of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework(79),

(b) immediately prior to their employment for the purpose of carrying out assessments, the person was registered as a social service worker in the register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council under section 44 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001,

(c) the person has been employed, in the provision to individuals of health care or social care services, as a social service worker with valid registration in the register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council under section 44 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001,

(d) where the assessment will involve consideration of the individual’s mental condition or conditions, the person’s employment in the provision of health care or social care services under paragraph (4)(c) included the provision of health care or social care services to individuals with mental conditions, and

(e) where the assessment will involve consideration of the individual’s learning disability or disabilities, the person’s employment in the provision of health care or social care services under paragraph (4)(c) included the provision of health care or social care services to individuals with learning disabilities.

(5) In this regulation, “health and social care services” means services which require to be provided by an individual meeting the conditions under paragraph (3) or (4)(c).

Commencement Information

I61 Reg. 61 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 18 S Short-term assistance

Entitlement to short-term assistance S

62.  Part 1 of schedule 2 makes provision about short-term assistance.

Commencement Information

I62 Reg. 62 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 19 S Consequential amendment

Consequential amendment S

63.  The amendment specified in Part 4 of schedule 2 has effect.

Commencement Information

I63 Reg. 63 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

PART 20 S Transitory provision

Transitory provision – initial period for applications S

64.—(1) During the initial period for applications, in addition to meeting the residence and presence conditions in Part 5, an individual must be resident in one of the local authority areas specified in relation to the relevant phase of that period in paragraph 6 of Part 2 of schedule 2 on the date their application is received by the Scottish Ministers.

(2) In this regulation and in Part 2 of schedule 2, “initial period for applications” means the period beginning with 21 March 2022 and ending with 29 August 2022.

(3) The initial period for applications comprises three phases—

(a) phase 1, beginning with 21 March 2022 and ending with 19 June 2022,

(b) phase 2, beginning with 20 June 2022 and ending with 24 July 2022, and

(c) phase 3, beginning with 25 July 2022 and ending with 29 August 2022.

Commencement Information

I64 Reg. 64 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

Exclusion to transitory provision S

65.—(1) An individual who has made a claim for Personal Independence Payment prior to 21 March 2022 which has not yet been decided is not entitled to be paid Adult Disability Payment during the initial period for applications.

(2) In paragraph (1) a claim for Personal Independence Payment is decided if it has—

(a) been decided by the Secretary of State under section 8 (decisions by Secretary of State) of the Social Security Act 1998(80),

(b) been withdrawn in accordance with regulation 31 (withdrawal of claim) of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013(81), or

(c) otherwise is no longer to be decided by the Secretary of State as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

Commencement Information

I65 Reg. 65 in force at 21.3.2022, see reg. 1

BEN MACPHERSON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh