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The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2025

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Amendment of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

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5.—(1) The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 64(1A) (attendance allowance), after paragraph (c), insert—

(d)the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance..

(3) In section 70(2) (carer’s allowance), omit the “or” at the end of the paragraph (dc), and after that paragraph, insert—

(dd)a Scottish adult disability living allowance by virtue of entitlement to the care component at the middle or highest rate by virtue of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 in circumstances where the person is resident in Northern Ireland and regulation 48(1) of those Regulations applies; or.

(4) In section 71(7) (disability living allowance)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (b) omit the “or”;

(b)at the end of paragraph (c) insert “, or”; and

(c)after paragraph (c) insert—

(d)Scottish adult disability living allowance..

(5) In section 121(1) (interpretation of Parts 1 to 6 and supplementary provisions), after the definition of “relevant loss of faculty”, insert—

Scottish adult disability living allowance” means disability assistance given in accordance with the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025;.

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1992 c. 7; relevant amending enactments are the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Act 2008 (c. 1 (N.I.)), the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order (S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1)), S.R. 2016 No. 228, S.I. 2021/1301, S.I. 2022/332 and S.I. 2024/1048.

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