{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-personal-independence-payment-regulations-2013/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-personal-independence-payment-regulations-2013/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111532072",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-personal-independence-payment-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Scoring: further provision",
  "text": "(1) The descriptor which applies to C in relation to each activity in the tables referred to in regulations 5 and 6 is —\n(a) where one descriptor is satisfied on over 50% of the days of the required period, that descriptor;\n(b) where two or more descriptors are each satisfied on over 50% of the days of the required period, the descriptor which scores the higher or highest number of points; and\n(c) where no descriptor is satisfied on over 50% of the days of the required period but two or more descriptors (other than a descriptor which scores 0 points) are satisfied for periods which, when added together, amount to over 50% of the days of the required period–\n(i) the descriptor which is satisfied for the greater or greatest proportion of days of the required period; or,\n(ii) where both or all descriptors are satisfied for the same proportion, the descriptor which scores the higher or highest number of points.\n(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a descriptor is satisfied on a day in the required period if it is likely that, if C had been assessed on that day, C would have satisfied that descriptor.\n(3) In paragraphs (1) and (2), “required period” means —\n(a) in the case where entitlement to personal independence payment falls to be determined, the period of 3 months ending with the prescribed date together with–\n(i) in relation to a claim after an interval for the purpose of regulation 15, the period of 9 months beginning with the date on which that claim is made;\n(ii) in relation to any other claim, the period of 9 months beginning with the day after the prescribed date.\n(b) in the case where personal independence payment has been awarded to C -\n(i) during the period of 3 months following a determination of entitlement under a claim for the purpose of regulation 15, the period of 3 months ending with the prescribed date together with, for each day of the award, the period of 9 months beginning with the day after that date;\n(ii) in any other case, for each day of the award, the period of 3 months ending with that date together with the period of 9 months beginning with the day after that date.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111532072/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:50:53.678524+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}