PART 2Amendments to legislation applying in relation to England and Wales and Scotland

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 19873

1

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 19874 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 6 (date of claim)—

a

in paragraph (20)(a), after “appeal” insert “, determination of entitlement”;

b

in paragraph (20)(c)(ii) at the end omit “or”;

c

after paragraph (20)(c)(ii) insert—

iii

regulation 17 (effect of admission to a care home on ongoing entitlement to care component) of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 20215 because the claimant is resident in a care home, or

iv

regulation 27 (effect of admission to a care home on ongoing entitlement to daily living component), or as the case may be, regulation 28 (effect of admission to hospital on ongoing entitlement to Adult Disability Payment) of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 because the claimant is, respectively, a resident of a care home or undergoing treatment in a hospital

d

in paragraph (21)(b) after “supersession” insert “, determination of entitlement”;

e

in paragraph (21A) after “re-awarded” insert “or the subject of a determination of entitlement”;

f

in paragraph (22), in the definition of “qualifying benefit” in paragraph (d) after “any other relevant benefit” insert “or Scottish disability benefit”;

g

in paragraph (26), after “includes” insert “a determination of entitlement and”;

h

in paragraph (33)(b) after “revision” insert “, determination of entitlement”;

i

after paragraph (37) insert—

38

In this regulation—

a

“determination of entitlement” has the meaning given in section 25 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 20186;

b

“Scottish disability benefit” means, as the context requires, either of the following benefits—

i

adult disability payment within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022; and

ii

child disability payment within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021.