The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2017

Amendment of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

4.  In regulation 9 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 (persons in care homes)(1)—

(a)at the end of paragraph (2)(a)(vii), omit “or”;

(b)after paragraph (2)(a)(vii), insert—

(viii)Part 4 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (meeting needs), or;

(c)in the opening words of paragraph (4), omit “who”;

(d)at the beginning of paragraphs (4)(a) and (b), insert “who”;

(e)after paragraph (4)(b), insert—

(ba)to whom section 37, 38 or 42 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 applies; or;

(f)in paragraph (5), for “(a) and (b)” substitute “(a), (b) and (ba)”.

(1)

S.I. 1991/2890; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/2875, 2013/389, 2013/2270 and 2015/643.