# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, Regulation 8: Amendment of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations


(1) The Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (conditions as to residence and presence in Northern Ireland) for “2A and 2B” substitute “2A, 2B and 2C”.
(3) After Regulation 2B (persons residing in an EEA state other than the United Kingdom or in Switzerland to whom a relevant EU Regulation applies) insert—
“Refugees
2C. (1) Regulation 2(1)(a)(iii) shall not apply where the person has—
(a) been granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules; or
(b) leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the dependant of a person granted refugee status or humanitarian protection under the immigration rules.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation “immigration rules” means the rules laid before Parliament under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/218/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/regulation-8
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