Amendment of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 19916
1
The Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 199119 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 2(1) (conditions as to residence and presence in Great Britain)20, for “2A and 2B” substitute “2A, 2B and 2C”.
3
After regulation 2B (persons residing in an EEA state other than the United Kingdom or in Switzerland to whom a relevant EU regulation applies)21, insert—
Refugees2C
1
Regulation 2(1)(a)(iii) shall not apply where the person has—
a
been granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules; or
b
leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a person granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules.
2
For the purposes of this regulation “immigration rules” means the rules laid before Parliament under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971.