{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-civilians-scheme-1983/article-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-civilians-scheme-1983/article-13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1983/686",
  "legislation_title": "The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/personal-injuries-civilians-scheme-1983",
  "path": "article/13",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Education allowance",
  "text": "(1) A disabled person who is in receipt of a pension under Article 11 may be awarded an allowance in respect of a child for the purpose of his education if—\n(a) the child is a dependent child of the disabled person or by virtue of article 18(5)(e) is treated as a child of that person and is dependent on him; and\n(b) the child has attained the age of 5; and\n(c) the circumstances of the family are such as to require it; and\n(d) the Secretary of State is satisfied that the type of education which the child is receiving, or is to receive, is suitable for the child.\n(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article, where the child begins school before the age of 5 years an allowance under this Article may be awarded from the beginning of the school term in the course of which the child attains the age of 5 years.\n(3) The amount of an allowance under this Article shall be determined by the Secretary of State, but the total payments made in respect of any period of 12 months for any one child shall not exceed the amount specified in Schedule 3, paragraph 2.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "revoked",
      "affecting": "uksi/1993/480",
      "affecting_title": "The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Amendment Scheme 1993"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/686/article/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:02:31.584899+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."
}