Article 24
1. The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended as follows.
2. In regulation 2—
(a)after the definition of “carer element”, insert—
““child disability payment” has the meaning given in the DACYP Regulations (see regulation 2 of those Regulations);”;
(b)after the definition of “course of advanced education”, insert—
““the DACYP Regulations” means the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021;”.
3. In regulation 14(1)(b), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, child disability payment”.
4. In regulation 25(2)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, child disability payment”;
(b)in sub-paragraph (b)(i), after “highest rate”, insert “, the care component of child disability payment at the highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations”.
5. In regulation 42(2)(a), after “disability living allowance”, insert “, child disability payment”.
6. In regulation 83(1), after paragraph (i), insert—
“(ia)a claimant, or a child or qualifying young person for whom a claimant is responsible, is receiving child disability payment;”.
7.—(1) Schedule 3 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 4(3)(b), after sub-head (i), insert—
“(ia)the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations;”.
8.—(1) Schedule 4 is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 11—
(a)in sub-paragraph (3)(a), after sub-head (i), insert—
“(ia)the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations;”.
(b)in sub-paragraph (6), after head (a), insert—
“(aa)in receipt of the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations;”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (6A)(a), after sub-head (i), insert—
“(ia)the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations;”.
(3) In paragraph 14(2), after head (b), insert—
“(ba)in receipt of the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations;”.
(4) In paragraph 28(4), after head (a), insert—
“(aa)the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations;”.