# The Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, Regulation 22: Age Criteria


(1) Adult Disability Payment may be paid in respect of an individual who—
(a) is at least 16 years of age, and
(b) has not reached the relevant age.
(2) In this Part, “the relevant age” means—
(a) pensionable age (within the meaning given by the rules in paragraph 1 of schedule 4 to the Pensions Act 1995), or
(b) if higher, 65.
(3) Where an individual was born on 29 February, their birthday is to be taken to fall on 28 February in a year which is not a leap year.
(4) Paragraph (1)(b) is subject to the exceptions provided in regulations 23 and 24.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2022/9780111052778/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-disability-assistance-for-working-age-people-scotland-regulations-2022/regulation-22
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