# The Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022, Regulation 6: Mobility Component


(1) An individual may be awarded the mobility component at either the standard rate or the enhanced rate.
(2) An individual is entitled to the mobility component at the standard rate if—
(a) the individual’s ability to carry out mobility activities is limited by the individual’s physical or mental condition or conditions, and
(b) the individual meets the required period condition in accordance with regulation 12.
(3) A individual is entitled to the mobility component at the enhanced rate if—
(a) the individual’s ability to carry out mobility activities is severely limited by the individual’s physical or mental condition or conditions, and
(b) the individual meets the required period condition in accordance with regulation 12.
(4) For the purpose of these Regulations—
(a) “mobility activities” are the activities set out in column 1 of the table in Part 3 of schedule 1, and “a mobility activity” is to be construed accordingly,
(b) “the standard rate” in relation to the mobility component means the weekly rate of the mobility component set in regulation 34(2)(a),
(c) “the enhanced rate” in relation to the mobility component means the weekly rate of the mobility component set in regulation 34(2)(b),
(5) Whether a person has limited or severely limited ability to carry out mobility activities is to be determined in accordance with regulation 9 (scoring for mobility activities).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2022/9780111052778/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-disability-assistance-for-working-age-people-scotland-regulations-2022/regulation-6
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