Regulation 4 Amendment of disability and carers benefit legislationI1

England and Wales

(1)

The provisions specified in paragraph (4) are amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

at the end of sub-paragraph (d), omit “or”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (e) insert—

“or
(f)
leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom granted under or outside the immigration rules or a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 where the person—
(i)
was residing in Ukraine immediately before 1st January 2022; and
(ii)
left Ukraine in connection with the Russian invasion which took place on 24th February 2022.”.

(3)

In paragraph (1A), for “paragraph (1)(c), (d) or (e)” substitute “any sub-paragraph in paragraph (1)”.

(4)

Those provisions are—

(a)

regulation 9C of the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Regulations 1976^f1;

(b)

regulation 2C of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991^f2; and

(c)

regulation 2C of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991^f3.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in force at 22.3.2022, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1976/409. Regulation 9C is inserted by S.I. 2017/1015. Paragraph (1A) is inserted by S.I. 2021/1034.
f2: S.I. 1991/2740. Regulation 2C is inserted by S.I. 2017/1015. Paragraph (1A) is inserted by S.I. 2021/1034.
f3: S.I. 1991/2890. Regulation 2C is inserted by S.I. 2017/1015. Paragraph (1A) is inserted by S.I. 2021/1034.