The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

Personal independence payment N.I.

82.—(1) An allowance known as personal independence payment is payable in accordance with this Part.

(2) A person's entitlement to personal independence payment may be an entitlement to—

(a) the daily living component (see Article 83);

(b) the mobility component (see Article 84); or

(c) both those components.

(3) A person is not entitled to personal independence payment unless the person meets prescribed conditions relating to residence and presence in Northern Ireland.

[F1 (4) A person is not entitled to personal independence payment while the person is entitled to—

(a) child disability payment,

(b) adult disability payment, or

(c) pension age disability payment.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 82(4) inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1048), arts. 1(2), 6(2)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 82(1)(2) in operation at 20.6.2016 by S.R. 2016/215, art. 3(2)

I2 Art. 82(3) in operation at 2.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(5)(a)

I3 Art. 82(3) in operation at 20.6.2016 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2016/215, art. 3(2)