Sections 66 and 67 make three changes to disability benefits. They:
introduce regulation-making powers as to entitlement to Attendance Allowance;
amend the terminology relating to awards made for an indefinite period; and
extend entitlement to the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance to 3-and 4-year-old severely disabled children with serious mobility problems.
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