The Social Security (Adjudication) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

Appeal to a disability appeal tribunal

27.—(1) The claimant may appeal to a disability appeal tribunal from a decision of an adjudication officer under section 28(1) of the Administration Act in any case in which there arises—

(a) a disability question; or

(b) both a disability question and any other question relating to attendance allowance, disability living allowance or disability working allowance.

(2) In this regulation “disability question” means a question as to—

(a) whether the claimant satisfies the conditions for entitlement to—

(i) the care component of a disability living allowance specified in section 72(1) and (2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act,

(ii) the mobility component of a disability living allowance specified in section 73(1), (8) and (9) of that Act,

(iii) an attendance allowance specified in sections 64 and 65(1) of that Act, or

(iv) a disability working allowance specified in section 128(1)(b) of that Act(1);

(b) the period throughout which the claimant is likely to satisfy the conditions for entitlement to attendance allowance or disability living allowance;

(c) the rate at which attendance allowance is payable; or

(d) the rate at which the care component or the mobility component of a disability living allowance is payable.

(1)

Section 128(1) was amended by Article 12(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12))