# The Personal Independence Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 12: Required period condition: daily living component


(1) C meets the required period condition for the purposes of Article 83(1) where—
(a) if C had been assessed at every time in the period of 3 months ending with the prescribed date, it is likely that the Department would have determined at that time that C had limited ability to carry out daily living activities; and
(b) if C were to be assessed at every time in the period of 9 months beginning with the day after the prescribed date, it is likely that the Department would determine at that time that C had limited ability to carry out daily living activities.
(2) C meets the required period condition for the purposes of Article 83(2) where—
(a) if C had been assessed at every time in the period of 3 months ending with the prescribed date, it is likely that the Department would have determined at that time that C had severely limited ability to carry out daily living activities; and
(b) if C were to be assessed at every time in the period of 9 months beginning with the day after the prescribed date, it is likely that the Department would determine at that time that C had severely limited ability to carry out daily living activities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/217/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-independence-payment-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-12
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