Amendment of the Personal Independence Payment Regulations 11

In regulation 23A(1) of the Personal Independence Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201672 (refuges and certain persons with leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom73)—

a

at the end of sub-paragraph (f)74 omit “or”;

b

after sub-paragraph (g)75 add—

or

h

leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under or outside the immigration rules, a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 or does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act, where C—

i

was residing in Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon immediately before 7th October 2023; and

ii

left Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights or Lebanon in connection with the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on 7th October 2023 or the violence which rapidly escalated in the region following the attack.