PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation: England and Wales, and Scotland

Prevention of overlapping payments: Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment

Amendment of the Welfare Reform Act 2012

3.—(1) The Welfare Reform Act 2012(1) is amended as follows—

(2) After section 77(3) (personal independence payment) insert—

“(4) A person is not entitled to personal independence payment while they are entitled to Child Disability Payment.”.

(3) In section 95 (interpretation of Part 4), before the definition of “daily living activities” insert—

““Child Disability Payment” means assistance under regulation 3 of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021;”.

(1)

2012 c. 5.