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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Personal Independence Payment (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/387) (“the principal Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 3 of the principal Regulations to change from 6th October 2013 to 27th October 2013 the date from which the Secretary of State may, or in certain cases must, by written notification, invite a disability living allowance (“DLA”) entitled person (defined in regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations) to claim personal independence payment (“PIP”).

The remainder of regulation 2 makes parallel changes to:

  • regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations (so that a DLA entitled person who has not been invited to claim PIP may not do so before 28th October 2013);

  • regulation 6(1)(a) of the principal Regulations (so that a person who is not entitled to DLA who claimed DLA before 28th October 2013 may not claim PIP while their claim for DLA remains under consideration);

  • regulation 18(1)(b) of the principal Regulations (so that fixed term awards of DLA are extended for persons reaching 16 after 27th October 2013, provided the other conditions set out in that regulation are met); and

  • regulation 22(2) of the principal Regulations (so that a person who has a fixed term award of DLA is not prevented from claiming DLA if they have been notified by Secretary of State before 28th October 2013 that they need to do so).

An impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations.