Amendment of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 20133

1

Regulation 23A of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 (refugees and certain person with leave to enter and remain in the United Kingdom)10 is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1)—

a

at the end of sub-paragraph (d), omit “or”,

b

after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

or

f

leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under or outside the immigration rules, or a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of the Immigration Act 197111, where C—

i

was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1 January 2022, and

ii

left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24 February 2022

c

in paragraph (1A), for “paragraph (1)(c), (d) or (e)” substitute “any sub-paragraph in paragraph (1)”.