Regulation 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976
The Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976f1 are amended as follows.
In regulation 9C (refugees and certain persons with leave to enter and remain in the United Kingdom)—
in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (j)f2 insert—
“,
(k)met conditions A to D,
Condition A
The person was residing in a country or territory outside Great Britain immediately before His Majesty’s Government—
(i)provided public information to advise British nationals to leave that country or territory, or
(ii)arranged the evacuation of British nationals from that country or territory,
Condition B
The person has left that country or territory.
Condition C
The person arrived in Great Britain in the first 26 weeks beginning on the day on which the public information is issued, or the evacuation is started.
Condition D
The person—
(i)has a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971,
(ii)does not require leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,
(iii)has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with immigration rules, or
(iv)has leave on a discretionary basis outside of immigration rules, or
(l)as part of a safe and legal humanitarian immigration route, has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with the immigration rules or leave on a discretionary basis outside of those rules”,
after paragraph (1B)f3, insert—
“(1C)Where paragraph (1)(k) applies, it will apply for 130 weeks beginning on the day on which the public information is issued, or the evacuation is started.”.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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S.I. 1976/409. Regulation 9C was inserted by S.I. 2017/1015 and relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2021/320, S.S.I. 2022/108, S.S.I. 2022/336, S.S.I. 2023/149 and S.S.I. 2023/309.
- f2
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S.I. 2025/884 inserted sub-paragraphs (i) and (j) as regulation 9C extends to England and Wales.
- f3
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S.I. 2025/884 inserted paragraph (1B) as regulation 9C extends to England and Wales.