# Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, Section 71: Disability living allowance.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Disability living allowance shall consist of a care component and a mobility component.
(2) A person’s entitlement to a disability living allowance may be an entitlement to either component or to both of them.
(3) A person may be awarded either component for a fixed period or for an indefinite period, but if his award of a disability living allowance consists of both components, he may not be awarded the components for different fixed periods.
(4) The weekly rate of a person’s disability living allowance for a week for which he has only been awarded one component is the appropriate weekly rate for that component as determined in accordance with this Act or regulations under it.
(5) The weekly rate of a person’s disability living allowance for a week for which he has been awarded both components is the aggregate of the appropriate weekly rates for the two components as so determined.
(6) A person shall not be entitled to a disability living allowance unless he satisfies prescribed conditions as to residence and presence in Great Britain.
(7) A person shall not be entitled to a disability living allowance while they are entitled to pension age disability payment, adult disability payment , Scottish adult disability living allowance or child disability payment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4/section/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-act-1992/section-71
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