PART 4 Disability assistance: England and Wales, and Scotland

Amendment of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

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

(2) In section 150 (interpretation of Part 10)(1)—

(a) after subsection (1)(bc), insert—

“(bd) adult disability payment,”,

(b) in subsection (2), at the appropriate place insert—

““adult disability payment” means disability assistance given in accordance with the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022(2),”.

Amendment of the State Pension Regulations 2015

15.—(1) The State Pension Regulations 2015(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 37 (credits for persons engaged in caring)(4)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (4)(h), for the full stop substitute a semi-colon,

(b) after paragraph (4)(h), insert—

“(i) the daily living component of adult disability payment at the standard or enhanced rate payable in accordance with regulation 5 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022.”.

(1)

Section 150(1)(l) was added by section 132(2) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26).

(2)

S.S.I. 2022/XXXX.

(3)

S.I. 2015/173.

(4)

Regulation 37 was added by regulation 2 of S.I. 2016/240 and relevantly amended by S.I. 2021/1301.