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The Winter Heating Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2020

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2.  In these Regulations—

[F1the 2013 Regulations” means the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013,]

[F1the 2016 Regulations” means the Personal Independence Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016,]

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

[F2“the 2021 Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021F3,]

[F4the 2022 Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022,

Adult Disability Payment” means disability assistance for adults given in accordance with the 2022 Regulations,]

backdated award” means an award of assistance for a day, or period that begins on a day, that falls before the day the decision to make an award is taken,

child” means a person who has not yet reached the age of 16 years,

[F5“Child Disability Payment” means disability assistance for children and young people given in accordance with the 2021 Regulations,]

child winter heating assistance” means winter heating assistance to which a child or young person is entitled,

determination” means a determination of entitlement within the meaning of section 25 of the 2018 Act,

Disability Living Allowance” means a disability living allowance under section 71 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1,

[F1first qualifying week” means the qualifying week in the same calendar year these Regulations came into force,]

[F1Personal Independence Payment” means personal independence payment under—

(a)

Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, or

(b)

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

qualifying week” means the week running from the third Monday in September in any year, and

young person” means a person who is aged 16, 17 or 18.

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