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15.—(1) In the case of a single claimant, a lone parent or a claimant who is treated as having no partner in consequence of sub-paragraph (3), the condition is that—
(a)he is in receipt of attendance allowance[F1, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 Act][F2, armed forces independence payment]; and
(b)subject to sub-paragraph (4), there are no non-dependants aged 18 or over normally residing with him or with whom he is normally residing; and
[F3(c)no person is entitled to, and in receipt of, [F4a] [F4carer’s allowance] under section 70 of the Benefits Act [F5or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element] in respect of caring for him;]
(2) Where the claimant has a partner, the condition is that–
(a)the claimant is in receipt of attendance allowance[F6, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 Act][F7, armed forces independence payment] (the “qualifying benefit"); and
(b)the partner is also in receipt of a qualifying benefit, or if he is a member of a polygamous marriage, all the partners of that marriage are in receipt of a qualifying benefit; and
(c)subject to sub-paragraph (4), there is no non-dependant aged 18 or over normally residing with him or with whom he is normally residing; and
(d)either–
(i)[F8no person is entitled to, and in receipt of, [F4a] [F4carer’s allowance] under section 70 of the Benefits Act [F9or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element] in respect of] caring for either member of the couple or all the members of the polygamous marriage; or
(ii)a person is engaged in caring for one member (but not both members) of the couple, or one or more but not all members of the polygamous marriage, and in consequence is [F10entitled to ] [F4a] [F4carer’s allowance] under section 70 of the Benefits Act [F9or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element].
(3) Where the claimant has a partner who does not satisfy the condition in sub-paragraph (2)(b), and that partner is [F11severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind] within the meaning of paragraph 14(l)(h) and (2), that partner shall be treated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) as if he were not a partner of the claimant.
(4) The following persons shall not be regarded as a non-dependant for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (l)(b) and (2)(c)—
(a)a person in receipt of attendance allowance[F12, the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78(3) of the 2012 Act] [F13, armed forces independence payment];
(b)subject to sub-paragraph (6), a person who joins the claimant’s household for the first time in order to care for the claimant or his partner and immediately before so joining the claimant or his partner satisfied the condition in sub-paragraph (l) or, as the case may be, (2);
(c)a person who is [F14severely sight impaired or blind or treated as severely sight impaired or blind] within the meaning of paragraph 14(l)(h) and (2).
(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), a person shall be treated F15...—
(a)[F16as being in receipt of] attendance allowance, or the care component of disability living allowance at the highest or middle rate prescribed in accordance with section 72(3) of the Benefits Act if he would, but for his being a patient for a period exceeding 28 days, be so in receipt;
[F17(aa)as being in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment at the standard or enhanced rate in accordance with section 78 of the 2012 Act if he would, but for regulations made under section 86(1) (hospital in-patients) of the 2012 Act, be so in receipt;]
[F18(b)as being entitled to and in receipt of [F4a] [F4carer’s allowance] [F19or having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element] if he would, but for the person for whom he was caring being a patient in hospital for a period exceeding 28 days, be so entitled and in receipt [F20of carer’s allowance or have such an award of universal credit].]
(6) Sub-paragraph (4)(b) shall apply only for the first 12 weeks following the date on which the person to whom that provision applies first joins the claimant’s household.
(7) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (2)(d), no account shall be taken of an award of [F4carer’s allowance] [F21or universal credit which includes the carer element] to the extent that payment of such an award is back-dated for a period before [F22the date on which the award is first paid].
(8) A person shall be treated as satisfying this condition if he would have satisfied the condition specified for a severe disability premium in income support in paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations by virtue only of regulations 4 to 6 of the Income Support (General) Amendment (No.6) Regulations 1991 F23 (savings provisions in relation to severe disability premium) and for the purposes of determining whether in the particular case regulation 4 of those Regulations had ceased to apply in accordance with regulation 5(2)(a) of those Regulations, a person who is entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance shall be treated as entitled to income support.
[F24(9) In sub-paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(d), references to a person being in receipt of [F4a] [F4carer’s allowance] [F25or as having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element] shall include references to a person who would have been in receipt of that allowance [F26or had such an award] but for the application of a restriction under section [F276B or] 7 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (loss of benefit provisions).]
[F28(10) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element if the person has an award of universal credit which includes an amount which is the carer element under regulation 29 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(1)(a) substituted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 16(7)(c)(i)
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(1)(a) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), art. 2(2), Sch. para. 10(7)(c)(i)
F3Sch. 1 para. 15(1)(c) substituted (3.4.2000) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/681), regs. 1(1)(c), 4(3)(a)(i)
F4Words in Sch. 1 Pts. 3-4B substituted (1.4.2003) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/511), regs. 1, 3(4)(5)
F5Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(1)(c) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1754), regs. 1(1), 15(2)(a)
F6Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(2)(a) substituted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 16(7)(c)(ii)
F7Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(2)(a) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), art. 2(2), Sch. para. 10(7)(c)(ii)
F8Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(2)(d)(i) substituted (3.4.2000) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/681), regs. 1(1)(c), 4(3)(a)(ii)(aa)
F9Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(2)(d) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1754), regs. 1(1), 15(2)(b)
F10Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(2)(d)(ii) substituted (3.4.2000) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/681), regs. 1(1)(c), 4(3)(a)(ii)(bb)
F11Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(a)(ii)(aa)
F12Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(4)(a) substituted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 16(7)(c)(iii)
F13Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(4)(a) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), art. 2(2), Sch. para. 10(7)(c)(iii)
F14Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(4)(c) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(a)(ii)(bb)
F15Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(5) omitted (3.4.2000) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/681), regs. 1(1)(c), 4(3)(a)(iii)(aa)
F16Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(5)(a) inserted (3.4.2000) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/681), regs. 1(1)(c), 4(3)(a)(iii)(bb)
F17Sch. 1 para. 15(5)(aa) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 16(7)(c)(iv)
F18Sch. 1 para. 15(5)(b) substituted (3.4.2000) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/681), regs. 1(1)(c), 4(3)(a)(iii)(cc)
F19Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(5)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1754), regs. 1(1), 15(2)(c)(i)
F20Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(5)(b) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1754), regs. 1(1), 15(2)(c)(ii)
F21Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(7) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1754), regs. 1(1), 15(2)(d)
F22Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(7) substituted (2.4.2007) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/719), regs. 1(2), 3(8)(d)
F24Sch. 1 para. 15(9) added (1.4.2002) by The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/490), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a)
F25Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(9) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1754), regs. 1(1), 15(2)(e)(i)
F26Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(9) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1754), regs. 1(1), 15(2)(e)(ii)
F27Words in Sch. 1 para. 15(9) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1160), regs. 1, 11(3)(a)
F28Sch. 1 para. 15(10) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1754), regs. 1(1), 15(2)(f)
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