PART 11 Movement of individuals between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom

Individuals in respect of whom Personal Independence Payment is paid in another part of the United Kingdom immediately before moving to Scotland

52.—(1) Where an individual—

(a) becomes resident in Scotland,

(b) was resident in another part of the United Kingdom, and

(c) was entitled to Personal Independence Payment immediately before the date of the move,

the Scottish Ministers are to make a determination without application of the individual’s entitlement to Adult Disability Payment.

(2) Entitlement to Adult Disability Payment under paragraph (1) begins on the day after the day on which the individual’s entitlement to Personal Independence Payment ends.

(3) In this regulation, “the date of the move” is the date when the individual becomes resident in Scotland, as notified by the individual or otherwise communicated to the Scottish Ministers (whether the notification takes place before or after the date of the move).